Maddie, Lucy, and Max are best friends—and officially detectives (even if they’re the only ones who know it). When a missing prop containing money for the school play disappears, fingers start pointing in the wrong direction. Posters go up. Whispers spread.
Lucy grabs her notebook. Max brings his scientific “research” skills. Maddie notices what others overlook. Together, the Bond Street Detectives follow the clues through crowded hallways, secretive classrooms, and a buzzing lunchroom to uncover the truth. But solving this mystery in time for opening night will take more than magnifying glasses and stakeouts. It will take courage, loyalty, and the kind of friendship that stands strong when things get tough.
Full of humor, heart, and high-stakes hallway drama, The Bond Street Detectives is a story about inclusion, justice, and three friends who prove that everyone deserves to be seen—and believed.
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“Bond Street Detectives is a delightfully funny story about a trio of fifth graders determined to solve a mystery and save their school play, but it’s also so much more. Shining with kindness and acceptance, this wondrous tale will not only make young readers laugh and want to keep turning pages but will subtly encourage them to see the people around them for who they truly are and appreciate rather than shy from those who seem different. Maddy, Max, and Lucy feel completely real, as do the grown-ups who gently nudge the children to awareness, among them a wise drama teacher who always wears three scarves (one “for emergencies”) and an English teacher who delights in making his students groan at his corny puns. I adored these young detectives and especially appreciated Maddy, whose rare intellectual disability is at the center of the story, but neither defines her nor this book. I can’t wait for the next adventure of these winning detectives!”
Karen Dukess
Bestselling author of Welcome to Murder Week
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The Bond Street Detectives is an important series that shifts the narrative around stories involving children with disabilities from being about the disability – to just being part of kids’ everyday life.
Through the power of books such as The Bond Street Detectives, educators, parents, and children can begin to open their minds to engaging more with people who are intellectually disabled, creating a more inclusive society.
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