The Detective's Assistant

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The Detective's Assistant - Paperback

The Detective's Assistant - Paperback

by Kate Hannigan
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by Kate Hannigan (Author)

Based on the extraordinary true story of America's first-ever female detective, this fast-paced adventure recounts feats of daring and danger...including saving the life of Abraham Lincoln!

Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives on her aunt's doorstep lugging a heavy sack of sorrows. If her Aunt Kate rejects her, it's the miserable Home for the Friendless.

Luckily, canny Nell makes herself indispensable to Aunt Kate...and not just by helping out with household chores. For Kate Warne is the first-ever female detective employed by the legendary Pinkerton Detective Agency. And Nell has a knack for the kind of close listening and bold action that made Pinkerton detectives famous in Civil War-era America. With huge, nation-changing events simmering in the background, Nell uses skills new and old to uncover truths about her past and solve mysteries in the present.

Author Biography

Kate Hannigan is the author of the Cupcake Cousins series, the League of Secret Heroes series, The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes, and The Detective's Assistant. She is a former journalist and lives in Chicago with her family.

Number of Pages: 368
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: April 05, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Detective's Assistant
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 10
ISBN9780316403498
Author Kate Hannigan
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
GenreChildren
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages368
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Kate Hannigan

Kate Hannigan is the author of several children's books, including A Lady Has the Floor, which received four starred reviews, Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine, a 2024 NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book, and Nellie vs. Elizabeth, one of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books. Kate's other books have also made the 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List, the 2023 Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and were nominated for the 2023 Illinois Bluestem Award, among many other honors.

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