Series: Casey’s Cases
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Nancy Drew meets Amelia Bedelia in this hilarious young graphic novel series featuring an aspiring detective who will solve any case . . . usually accidentally.Casey wants nothing more than to be a detective. No mystery is too big or small for her to tackle! OK, so she doesnt see everything comingmean girl Dina always has the last word, and Casey is constantly falling into embarrassing disasters in front of cute boy AJ.But now, its Caseys eleventh birthday, and shes just been given a magnifying glass and a pair of binocularsperfect gifts for todays mystery: Mr. Muffin, a cat Caseys parents insist is too big to be a hungry stray. Will Casey manage to convince them he belongs with her? More importantly, could that new girl in school be the perfect contender for a new best friend? Caseys on the job, and she wont stop till all cases are closed.Fresh talent Kay Healys winsome heroine, crackling wit, and charmingly geometric characters alchemize to comedy gold. Voracious young comics fans wont want to miss Caseys laugh-out-loud debut.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
About Artists & Writers:
Kay Healy grew up on Staten Island, a borough of New York City. She studied art history at Oberlin College in Ohio, then went to art school to learn printmaking and book arts at UArts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When not making books, Healy draws, screen prints, and sews fabric soft sculptures in her studio. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and one dog.