{"product_id":"the-weekend-was-murder-paperback","title":"The Weekend Was Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Lowery Nixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend was Murder \u003c\/i\u003e from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mary Elizabeth can't wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth's role is to discover the \"body\" in Room 1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e body she finds in Room 1927... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A masterfully constructed, engaging read that... is] ingeniously plotted, fast-paced and lighthearted.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fans will love wading through the myriad details and placing bets on the outcome.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mystery fans will...enjoy trying to solve the various crimes.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Elizabeth can't wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Elizabeth's role is to discover \"the body\" in Room1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the real body that she finds in Room 1927....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Lowery Nixon was the author of more than 130 books for young readers and was the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for \u003ci\u003eThe Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe S?ance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game Was Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the California Young Reader Medal. Her historical fiction included the award-winning series The Orphan Train Adventures, Orphan Train Children, and Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7 x 4.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weekend Was Murder!\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47691254661341,"sku":"9780440219019","price":8.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/k3r01b2Krj9780440219019.webp?v=1774119528","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-weekend-was-murder-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}