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Case of the Golden Bone, The (Detective Sweet Pea series)

Sara Varon

Illustrator: Sara Varon

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-34840-1

Keywords: Adventure/Mystery-Humor, art, friendship, community

All the animals in Parkville get along until the town's prized attraction goes missing. Local artist Sweet Pea the dog solves the mystery. Comic-style illustrations.