Wild Willie and King Kyle Detectives - Hardcover

Joosse, Barbara M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395643384 ISBN 13: 9780395643389

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1993

Synopsis

With his best friend and fellow sleuth, Kyle, moving to Cleveland, and with Kyle's old room occupied by a girl, Willie worries about the fate of their detective agency, until the partners join forces by mail to uncover a zany mystery.

About this title

About the Author

Sue Truesdell has collaborated with Barbara M. Joosse on all the Wild Willie books and also on the picture book NUGGET AND DARLING. She has illustrated several picture books, among them NUGGET & DARLING by Barbara M. Joosse and THIS IS A HOSPITAL, NOT A ZOO! by Roberta Karim. She makes her home in Tenafly, New Jersey.

From Kirkus Reviews

When his best friend Kyle moves to ``stupid-Cleveland- stupid-Ohio,'' a disgusted Willie expects the girl who moves in next door to have a closet full of party dresses, a unicorn with a lavender tail, and a bike with hearts and sparkles. Determined to know the worst, he sets out to spy on her, cheered on, long distance, by Kyle--only to have Lily glare back through his periscope and pull down her shade. Meanwhile, mysterious other children are seen next door and there's an outstanding new player on the opposing Little League team. To Willie's surprise (though not, probably, the reader's), these all turn out to be Lily, whose possessions--including a costume box--would be appropriate for any boy, and who enjoys sleuthing as much as Willie does. Joosse catches the kids' concerns with engaging humor; her realistic dialogue and approachable, staccato style--plus Truesdell's wonderfully lively and comical b&w illustrations--are sure to appeal. (Fiction/Young reader. 7-10) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0395643384
• ISBN 13: 9780395643389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 66
• Illustrator: Truesdell Sue