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Franklin, the adventurous boy in a classic first-grade reader, discovers his mother's lost purse and decides to use his newly acquired detective skills to help his friends. His investigation leads him to a thrilling case of a missing baseball, where he must solve a series of clues and outsmart the suspects to find justice and catch the culprit. This Level 2 first reader is filled with longer stories, increased vocabulary, and more complex visual clues, making it perfect for early readers who want to become skilled detectives themselves.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Sharon Jennings
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