Books like Janie's Private Eyes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Janie, the precocious sister of the Smith family, leads her siblings on yet another harebrained scheme, this time to start her own detective agency. The only thing she needs is a mystery to solve. When dogs begin disappearing and the new family in town is falsely accused, Janie can't help but get involved. What starts as an innocent game of detectives soon puts the kids in danger.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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