Case Closed #3: Haunting at the Hotel

Name: Case Closed #3: Haunting at the Hotel
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780062676344
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By Lauren Magaziner

Series: Case Closed

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Case Closed #3: Haunting at the Hotel follows child detectives Carlos and Eliza as they tackle a thrilling mystery at a supposedly haunted hotel. This interactive adventure allows readers to choose their path as the duo navigates strange happenings and hidden clues, aiming to solve the spooky enigma while ensuring their guest's safety. The story is filled with twists and turns that challenge logic and creativity.
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Case Closed #3: Haunting at the Hotel

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you enjoy solving puzzles and love a good mystery filled with humour and adventure. As a part of an interactive series, it invites you to become a detective, engaged in piecing together clues to uncover the secrets hidden in a haunted hotel setting. Perfect for young readers who relish a story where they can actively participate in the narrative and solve the mystery alongside the characters.

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In the Case Closed books, the reader helps Carlos and his friends hunt ghosts at a haunted hotel.

In this wildly entertaining adventure, YOU pick which suspects to interview, which questions to ask, and which clues to follow.

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Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in the third book in Lauren Magaziner’s hilarious and interactive middle grade series. In the Case Closed books, the reader helps Carlos and his friends hunt ghosts at a haunted hotel.

In this wildly entertaining adventure, YOU pick which suspects to interview, which questions to ask, and which clues to follow. You pick the path—you crack the case!

Carlos Serrano is now officially an apprentice detective at Las Pistas Detective Agency. He finally earned his mum’s trust, but his next case will be his most difficult one yet. Guests at a creepy mountain hotel are complaining of weird disturbances, threatening messages, and hair-raising howls!

Carlos, along with his best friend, Eliza, and her wacky little brother, Frank, arrive on the scene to investigate a... ghost. What secrets is this haunted hotel hiding? With tricky puzzles, ghoulish secrets, ectoplasmic enemies, and dozens of impossible choices, these junior detectives need your sleuthing skills!

Can you help Carlos and his friends unravel the mystery before it’s too late? Or will it be case closed?

Middle grade readers will enjoy all four books in this favourite series: Mystery in the Mansion (#1), Stolen from the Studio (#2), Haunting at the Hotel (#3), and Danger on the Dig (#4)!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780062676344

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 331g

Pages: 512

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Lauren Magaziner Series: Case Closed Young Adult

About the Author

Lauren Magaziner is the author of Wizardmatch, Pilfer Academy, and The Only Thing Worse Than Witches. She is originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania, and she currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she writes full-time. Lauren is also a secret, undercover international detective - but don't blow her cover. You can visit Lauren at http://laurenmagaziner.com.

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