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The spaghetti detectives

Living with his mother in a Berlin apartment house, Rico, a young boy with ADHD, enjoys playing detective games but when his friend Oskar suddenly disappears, possibly taken by a serial kidnapper, Rico determines to use his skills to find his friend.

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Main Author: Steinhöfel, Andreas
Other Authors: Wright, Chantal (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
German
Published: New York : Chicken House/Scholastic, 2011.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Apartment houses > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Berlin (Germany) > Juvenile fiction.
Germany > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:Living with his mother in a Berlin apartment house, Rico, a young boy with ADHD, enjoys playing detective games but when his friend Oskar suddenly disappears, possibly taken by a serial kidnapper, Rico determines to use his skills to find his friend.
Item Description:Translation of: Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten.
"First published in English in the United Kingdom in 2010 as The pasta detectives by Chicken House"--T.p. verso.
Copyright date 2010.
Physical Description:167 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:9780545289757 (hbk.)
0545289750 (hbk.)
Author Notes:ANDREAS STEINHOFEL is an award-winning German writer whose first book, the YA novel DIRK UND ICH, was published when he was still in college. THE SPAGHETTI DETECTIVES was awarded the prestigious German Youth Literature Prize in 2009. In addition to writing books for young readers, Andreas works as a translator, writes for TV and radio, reviews books, and edits graphic novels. He lives in Berlin, Germany.

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