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The great cake mystery : Precious Ramotswe's very first case / Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrations by Iain McIntosh.

by McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-

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Anchor Books, 2012.

Private investigators -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Theft -- Juvenile fiction.

Cake -- Juvenile fiction.

Blacks -- Juvenile fiction.

Botswana -- Juvenile fiction.

Precious Ramotswe mystery for young readers ; [1].

9780307743893 (pbk.)

0307743896 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Precious Ramotswe's very first case

Precious and the monkeys.

73, [9] p. : col. ill., col. map. ; 19 cm.

Originally published in Scots as part of: Precious and the puggies. Edinburgh : Itchy Coo, 2010.

Published in the UK as "Precious and the Monkeys". Edinburgh : Polygon, 2011.

Includes reader's guide.

Includes Internet addresses (p. [81]).

"'Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn't it be nice to be a detective?' This is the story of an African girl who says just that. Her name is Precious. When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, a traditionally built young boy is tagged as the culprit. Precious, however, is not convinced. She sets out to find the real thief. Along the way she learns that your first guess isn't always right. She also learns how to be a detective."--From publisher.

Grades: 1-3. SLJ.

Mystery fiction, Juvenile.

First chapter book.

McIntosh, Iain.

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