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The Case of the Missing Person

By Kereen Getten
Series: Di Island Crew Investigates
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It is meant to be Faysons best summer yet.Di Island Crew are throwing her a spectacular birthday party, and its time to dress to impress.But Fayson has a secret, one that she cant even share with her closest friends. Then a member of the gang is... Read More
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The gripping fourth book in Di Island Crew Investigates series, the major new mystery series from the prize-winning author of When Life Gives You Mangoes.

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It is meant to be Faysons best summer yet.

Di Island Crew are throwing her a spectacular birthday party, and its time to dress to impress.But Fayson has a secret, one that she cant even share with her closest friends. Then a member of the gang is kidnapped, and the crew must race against time to find them.Can the friends put everything to right - or will summer be ruined for good?

Series: Di Island Crew Investigates

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  • The Case of the Missing Person
    It is meant to be Faysons best summer yet.Di Island Crew are throwing her a spectacular birthday party, and its time to dress to impress.But Fayson has a secret, one that she cant even share with her closest friends. Then a member of the gang is kidnapped, and the crew must race against time to find them.Can the friends put...
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    Fayson has always wanted to be a detective. When her cousins recruit her to their top-secret gang on the island one summer, her dreams seem to be coming true. But the Greatest Gang of All Time don't live up to their name, and keep getting distracted from missions by things like food, falling asleep and a fair bit of squabbling!...
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  • The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe
    Fayson has been dreaming of going back to the island ever since she left. But no sooner is she reunited with Di Island Crew than a mysterious case comes their way - a haunted wardrobe that keeps making a spine-chilling sound! And to make matters worse, the crew have all received a letter threatening to reveal their deepest secrets. With...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782694908

Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Designed by Leah Jacobs-Gordon
  • Illustrated by Leah Jacobs-Gordon
  • Designed by Leah Jacobs-Gordon
  • Illustrated by Leah Jacobs-Gordon

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 208

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kereen Getten Series: Di Island Crew Investigates Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Kereen Getten grew up in Jamaica, where she would climb fruit trees in the family garden and eat as much mango, guinep and pear as she could without being caught. She now lives in Birmingham with her family and writes stories about her childhood experiences. Her work has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, the Spark Award, Warwickshire Junior Book Award and the Jhalak Childrens YA Prize. The first book in the Di Island Crew Investigates series, The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder, was a Waterstones Book of the Month. When Life Gives You Mangoes and If You Read This are also available from Pushkin Childrens

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  • The Case of the Abandoned Boat
    Fayson and her friends are back together and ready for their toughest case yet - someone is sending anonymous emails accusing the detective agency of being a nuisance to the island! But when they discover an abandoned boat with two wet lifejackets on board, they know they have a new mystery to solve. As strange things start happening on the...
    By Kereen Getten
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  • When Life Gives You Mangoes
    Twelve-year-old Clara lives on an island that visitors call exotic—but there's nothing exotic about it to Clara. She loves eating ripe mangoes off the ground, running outside in the rainy season, and going to her secret hideout with Gaynah, even though lately, Gaynah hasn't been acting like a best friend. The only thing in Clara's life that's out of the...
    By Kereen Getten
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  • The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder
    Fayson has always wanted to be a detective. When her cousins recruit her to their top-secret gang on the island one summer, her dreams seem to be coming true. But the Greatest Gang of All Time don't live up to their name, and keep getting distracted from missions by things like food, falling asleep and a fair bit of squabbling!...
    By Kereen Getten
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    $1899
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  • The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe
    Fayson has been dreaming of going back to the island ever since she left. But no sooner is she reunited with Di Island Crew than a mysterious case comes their way - a haunted wardrobe that keeps making a spine-chilling sound! And to make matters worse, the crew have all received a letter threatening to reveal their deepest secrets. With...
    By Kereen Getten
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