Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories
Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2012
- Category
- Mysteries & Detective Stories, Cooking & Food, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781442446076
- Publish Date
- Jan 2012
- List Price
- $15.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442446090
- Publish Date
- Jan 2012
- List Price
- $9.99 USD
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781442446083
- Publish Date
- Oct 2014
- List Price
- $12.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554703296
- Publish Date
- Sep 2010
- List Price
- $12.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 12
- Grade: 3 to 7
- Reading age: 8 to 12
Description
A fourteen-year-old crime-solving chef finds mayhem in Mexico in this full-flavored mystery.
Teenage wunderchef—and budding detective—Neil Flambé heads to Mexico City to take part in the Azteca Cocina, a two-week battle of the chefs. But he’s off to an unsettling start: His box of secret ingredients contains a note that says his girlfriend, Isabella, has been kidnapped. He must lose in the final, or else she’ll be killed.
Fortunately, Isabella is clever, and the locks of her hair that accompany follow-up ransom notes have been saturated with smells to help him track her down. But even Neil’s keen sense of smell can’t tackle this case alone. He’ll have to delve into Aztec history, symbolism, and the ancient ruins buried under the modern city. And time is ticking….
About the author
KEVIN SYLVESTER est auteur laure´at, illustrateur, journaliste, animateur de radio, re´alisateur et documentariste. Il a e´crit les livres de la se´rie MiNRS et Neil Flambe´, ainsi que les livres documentaires Gold Medal for Weird et Sports Hall of Weird. Kevin est reconnu pour son habilete´ de faire un souper dernie're minute avec ce qui est moindrement consommable dans son frigo. Il peut aussi transformer des cercles en chats et des cornets de cre'me glace´e en dragons. Kevin habite a' Toronto.
KEVIN SYLVESTER is an award-winning writer, illustrator, reporter, radio sports host, producer and documentary maker. His books include the MiNRS and Neil Flambé series. Kevin's claims his superpower is that he can take a puck off the head and STILL finish a hockey game. He's also known for his ability to be able to make a last-second dinner from whatever smells reasonably edible in the fridge. And he can instantly turn circles into cats and ice cream cones into dragons. Well, cat and dragon cartoons anyway. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. Visit him online at www.kevinsylvester.online.
Excerpt: Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction (illustrated by Kevin Sylvester)
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