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The case of the case of mistaken identity

When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barnett, Mac
Other Authors:	Rex, Adam (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Barnett, Mac. Brixton brothers ; 1.
Subjects:	Mistaken identity > Juvenile fiction. Books and reading > Juvenile fiction. Librarians > Juvenile fiction. Police > Juvenile fiction. Quilts > Juvenile fiction. Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.
Physical Description:	viii, 179 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Audience:	008-012.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:	9781416978152 (hardcover) : 1416978151 (hardcover) :
Author Notes:	Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author of books for children. His picture book Extra Yarn won a 2013 Caldecott Honor and the 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mystery novels. He co-wrote Battle Bunny with Jon Scieszka which was a New York Times bestseller. Barnettt's book, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, illustrated by Jon Klassen, made the New York Times bestseller list in October 2014. It also won an E.B. White Read-Aloud Award 2015 in the picture book category. (Bowker Author Biography)