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Maddison McQueen set

Maddison McQueen and the Cupcake Mystery is the first book in the exciting Red Collie Mysteries for readers aged 7 to 10. It’s set in Wānaka and features the iconic Wānaka A&P Show where Maddie and her friends Josh and Rose – with the help of Maddie’s red and white collie, Ruby – are determined to find out who stole Maddie’s Grandma’s cupcakes right before she entered them in the show’s baking competition…

Maddison McQueen and the Disappearing Dogs is the second book in the series by Kiwi author Kate Gordon-Smith.
Maddie can’t believe it. Rose’s puppies have disappeared! Maddie’s clever collie Ruby finds one pup, dropped by the thief, but there’s no sign of the others. Then more dogs are stolen. But the police are busy with other burglaries. Maddie and Rose call on their friends to help find the missing canines, but how? Maddie won’t stop looking for the pups, even if it means boring stakeouts and searching where they’re not meant to be…

Original price was: $41.00.Current price is: $36.90. incl. GST

3 in stock (can be backordered)

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Praise for the Red Collie Mysteries

Adele, WhatBookNext ~ Set in Wanaka (NZ), this mystery novel for 7+ is a fun, refreshing read with kiwi kids solving a cupcake crime. Bike riding, dog training, and sneaking out at night brings tension and excitement, and more trouble than they imagined, but the characters believe it is all worth it to solve the mystery of missing cupcakes and changes in their friendship dynamics. With lots of tips on training dogs sprinkled throughout, the cute depictions of a border collie at the beginning of each chapter and a dyslexia friendly, clear font, this fast-paced mystery is the first in a series featuring Maddie and her friends solving more local mysteries. Read the full review.

NZ Booklovers ~ Ten-year-old Maddison McQueen once again enlists her friends to help her solve the mystery and action, which is perfectly pitched for younger readers beginning to navigate chapter books. It’s also a great read-aloud too, with short, punchy chapters and a storyline that will also capture the attention of older readers. Kate Gordon-Smith has created a great lead character in Maddison, with plenty of attitude, self-awareness and Kiwi kid ingenuity to make her instantly recognisable to younger readers. There’s a great cast of diverse supporting characters too. Read the full review.

These paperbacks have dyslexia friendly font and layout.

Note: This order goes in a recyclable A5 courier pack. See our FAQs for more info on our P&P rates.

Please note: We don’t track exact stock numbers for box-sets, however if you can see that the individual books are in stock, then we can send you the complete box-set. Feel free to check with us before ordering if you wish to be sure but the author is very prompt at sending more books if needed.

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