Wild Willie & King Kyle, Detectives - Softcover

Joosse, Barbara M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440411076 ISBN 13: 9780440411079

Publisher: Yearling, 1996

Synopsis

Despite the fact that his best friend, Kyle, has moved away, it does not stop the newly formed King Kyle and Wild Willie Detective Agency from investigating the weird new girl who moves into Kyle's old house. Reprint.

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yearling
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0440411076
• ISBN 13: 9780440411079
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80