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Move over Santa! This year, Ava and Carol are figuring out who's naughty or nice. There's a time of year that's full of cheer-but this December, not everything is quite so merry for Ava and Carol Detective Agency. For their holiday house-sitting gig has gone ho-ho-horribly wrong, and now Mr. Parker's prized painting is missing! With Christmas Eve approaching, the girls have little time to tie this burglary up in a bow, and so they'll need some help from their best friend Derik. Using state-of-the-art hacking skills and the trained brains of the best super-sleuths in the business, Ava and Carol set out to unwrap this mystery. However, when the trail of clues leads them to a devastating personal discovery, all bets are off on whether this Christmas will be very merry after all. How can the girls reconcile terrible deeds when they are done by good people? And how can they turn their backs on a friend at a time like this? Only with quick-thinking, fast fingers, and big hearts will Ava, Carol, and Derik retrieve the painting in time and put the real bad guys away for good. Join the crew and follow the clues as you can uncover the greatest gifts in this world are the things we do for others in Ava & Carol Detective Agency: Christmas Thief!

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The Christmas Thief is Fantastic! This book is so much fun! It's like Home Alone & Nancy Drew all rolled up into one great story. For parents that want to give their children a fun and exciting mystery, with strong heroines, you won't go wrong with this book! - Dave The best --- the very best book I've read in a very long time, and I average 3 or 4 per week! - Donna Exciting chapter book read with strong female characters and their friends, families and neighbors. - Molly This quick fun mystery will definitely leave you smiling and satisfied. - Judy This is a quick-and-easy children's mystery read. I particularly enjoyed the friendly humor and banter between Ava, Carol, and Derik. I was a huge Nancy Drew fan when I was a child, and I think this would appeal to any kids who like Nancy Drew or The Hardy Boys. - Jamie What a wonderful, well-written novel! Heartwarming, hilarious, and full of fun and fast-paced adventure, this Ava and Carol mystery hooks you from the first sentence and doesn't let go. Your preteen will love it and so will you. I'm over forty, and I was highly entertained and constantly laughing and--the best part--really interested in the characters and the plot from start to finish! Simply said, this is a great book. - Gerry

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Thomas and Grace Lockhaven are the authors of the exciting middle grade series Quest Chasers. Quest Chasers combines magic, fantasy, secret puzzles and heart-pounding adventures for children of all ages.Thomas Lockhaven has also written a new fun detective series for girls that love mysteries. If you grew up reading Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys, the Ava and Carol Detective Agency books put a modern twist on the older mystery books.Thomas lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter. Sign up for Thomas's Reader's List to be notified of new books and events at: www.questchasers.comwww.avaandcarol.comWhen he's not writing, Thomas enjoys hiking, kayaking, photography, and writing music. Some of his favorite children's books include James Ponti's Framed Series, The Van Gogh Deception series and the Harry Potter series. David Aretha is an award-winning author and editor of more than 200 books for 20-plus publishers, including Random House, HarperCollins, St. Martin's, and Scholastic. He specializes in history, sports, biographies, and fiction for both adults and young readers. David Aretha is an award-winning author and editor of more than 200 books for 20-plus publishers, including Random House, HarperCollins, St. Martin's, and Scholastic. He specializes in history, sports, biographies, and fiction for both adults and young readers.

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