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Beatrice Bly's Rules for Spies: Mystery Goo (Beatrice Bly's Rules for Spies series)

Sue Fliess

Illustrator: Beth Mills

Ages: 6+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Pixel + Ink

ISBN: 978-6459-5061-5

Keywords: problem solving, hamsters, science investigation

When Beatrice, using her detective skills with her sidekick, Nora, discovers the source of a sticky substance on her table, could it become their winning school project? Animated illustrations.