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Meet Randi Rhodes, the world’s first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Award–winning actress Octavia Spencer.
Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder’s Day Festival. But the festival’s main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the town’s treasure, has gone missing.
Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Lee–inspired ninjas and local detectives determined to solve the case. Even if it means investigating in a haunted cabin and facing mean old Angus McCarthy, prime suspect.
They have three days to find the treasure…the future of their whole town is at stake! Will these kids be able to save the day?
- Sales Rank: #633344 in Books
- Brand: Spencer, Octavia/ To, Vivienne (ILT)
- Published on: 2013-10-15
- Released on: 2013-10-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .80" w x 5.50" l, .71 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
From Booklist
Life’s been hard for 12-year-old Randi Rhodes since her mom died a year ago. But Randi—aspiring detective and tae kwon do black belt—finds distraction and satisfaction by anonymously solving crimes in her Brooklyn neighborhood, despite the fact her famed mystery writer dad has retreated into himself and stopped writing. When they relocate to Deer Creek, Tennessee, Randi worries she is done with detective work, but she spies opportunity when a 200-year-old time capsule, possibly containing treasure that would prevent the town’s bankruptcy, disappears during the Founder’s Day Festival. She partners with and befriends D.C. and Pudge, two other newcomers, to find the capsule and save the town. Oscar winner Spencer’s debut features some familiar characters and plot conventions—haunted cabins, secret tunnels, corrupt politicians—but overall, is an entertaining, suspenseful read. Randi’s grief over her mother, and desire for her father’s attention, add a layer of vulnerability to her appealing character. An appendix includes activities from taking footprint casts to recipes for referenced foods. Grades 4-6. --Shelle Rosenfeld
About the Author
A veteran character actress and one of Hollywood’s most sought-after talents, Octavia Spencer has become a familiar fixture on both television and silver screen. Her critically acclaimed performance as Minny in the DreamWorks feature film The Help won her a 2012 Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a Broadcast Film Critics’ Choice Award, among countless other honors. Octavia is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. She lives in Los Angeles. Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective: The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit was her first novel.
Vivienne To has illustrated several books, including The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins and the Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective series by Octavia Spencer. As a child, she had two pet mice escape. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia, with her partner and her ginger cat. Visit her at VivienneTo.com.
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Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit CHAPTER ONE THE FINAL CASE
Gotcha! Randi Rhodes thought. Now smile real big for the camera.
Down on the sidewalk, three stories below her bedroom window, the man in the navy suit checked over his shoulder to make sure no one was watching. It was six o’clock on a Friday morning. Most of Randi’s Brooklyn neighbors were still snuggled up in their beds, but Randi had gotten up at the crack of dawn, just as she had for the past three days. She’d been on a stakeout for over an hour, never budging from her post while she waited for the man to show up with his dog.
Randi snapped several photos of the man and a few more of his prissy white Pekingese. And when the pair hurried off around the corner, she zoomed in for a close-up of the mess that the dastardly villains had left behind. The pretty pink tulips she’d planted as bait in front of her house had been ripped up at the roots. The only things left behind were a hole in the ground and a sprinkling of soil on the sidewalk.
How many gardens have you destroyed? she thought. How many old ladies have woken up to find their pansies plucked and their rosebushes ransacked? How many kids won’t get to enjoy the first flowers they ever helped plant? How many lives have you made a little less beautiful? All because you’re too cheap to buy your flowers from a florist.
Randi downloaded the photos onto her computer and printed out a few of the best. The man in the pictures lived three blocks away. He’d been her prime suspect for quite some time. Front-yard flowers had been disappearing every morning since the man and his family had moved into the neighborhood. However, until now, the evidence against him had been circumstantial. Finally, Randi had proof.
Another case closed. Randi congratulated herself. She folded the pictures and stuffed them into an envelope. Then she typed out a note on her computer.
Dear Sir,
At 6:10 a.m. on the morning of June 15th, you were photographed stealing tulips from a garden on Bergen Street. Since you’re new to the neighborhood, you might not be aware that there are many fine florists within a few blocks of your home. From now on, please visit one of these businesses whenever you want a few freshly cut flowers. If you keep “weeding” your neighbors’ front yards, I’ll make sure that every gardener in Brooklyn knows who to thank.
Randi rooted through her desk for her favorite pen, a blue ballpoint with a chewed-up cap she’d found among her mom’s old things. She signed the letter Glenn Street.
~ ~ ~ ~
A few hours later, with her belly full of breakfast, Randi shoved the envelope into the back pocket of her jeans and set off to make the delivery.
“Hey!” her dad called when he heard the front door open. “Where ya going?”
“Just for a walk around the block,” Randi told him. “I’ll be right back.”
“I hope so,” he said. “We’re leaving on Sunday and you haven’t even packed.”
Randi frowned. “I’m waiting for you to change your mind.”
“Not going to happen. So don’t disappear. And, hon?”
“What?”
“Please. Be careful!”
Be careful? Randi thought miserably as she stomped down the street. I’m not the one you should be worried about. What’s going to happen to the neighborhood if you drag me away? I keep these streets clean. I take the cases that the NYPD won’t bother with. Who else is going to catch all the litterbugs? Who’s going to bring Brooklyn’s bullies, plant snatchers, and pigeon nappers to justice?
~ ~ ~ ~
When she reached the man’s house, she could see his white Pekingese peeping out of the parlor window. A vase filled with pretty pink tulips sat on a table next to the sofa. Randi scrambled up the building’s stoop and shoved her envelope through the mail slot. In the past, she would have tried to be more discreet. Who cares if they ID me? I’m leaving Brooklyn forever. Besides, maybe it’s time everyone knows I’m the real Glenn Street.
It stung a bit to think that none of the neighbors had ever figured it out. Randi might have solved thirty-two cases, but adults just saw a tall kid with knobby knees; fiery red ringlets; and a freckled, moon-shaped face. They never saw the real Miranda Rhodes. Most people in the neighborhood believed Randi’s dad was Brooklyn’s mysterious watchdog. After all, Glenn Street was the heroine of his bestselling detective books. But Herb Rhodes would usually laugh out loud whenever the subject was raised. He claimed he was flattered that a crime-fighting vigilante had decided to borrow his character’s name.
Randi wondered how he’d feel if he ever found out that the vigilante in question was his twelve-year-old daughter.
Go to Appendix A to complete the first Ninja Task!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
My Sons and I LOVE this book! Fun! Interactive!! GREAT Characters!!
By Kelly Vasconcelos
I LOVE this book and so do my two boys (ages 5 and 8). "The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective)" has also been chosen as the next book read by my 8 year-old son's reading group at school...and he's thrilled! We love the characters and the interactive nature of the book! It also reminds me of favorite detective stories I read as a young girl. I LOVE Randi's character and find her having qualities that kids can relate too. I love the idyllic setting of Deer Creek too!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Fast read, fun, exciting, diversified
By Mitz888
I bought this book for my nine-year-old son because he loves Ninjas, detective stories, mysteries, etc. I read it first and thought it was great ... and I can't wait until the next one comes out! It's a great mystery that includes lessons on friendship and dealing with the feelings of being an outsider in a new place. Our son thought it was "cool" and didn't want to stop reading at bedtime. He even got up early the next morning so he could read more before school. I think Octavia Spencer did a great job with this first book and look forward to more in the series.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Kids Will Get a Kick Out of This Charming, Fast-Paced Tale
By DawnTeresa
Randi Rhodes doesn’t want to leave Brooklyn — the neighborhood needs her! Operating anonymously under the name Glenn Street (the fictional heroine of her father’s popular mystery series), she’s been solving crimes considered too petty for the police. As the book opens, we witness Randi on stakeout waiting to catch a garden thief in the act with a tulip-planted trap.
Randi’s mother has recently died. Life hasn’t been the same for her and her father who are both still clearly in mourning. Her dad’s stopped writing and has decided to replant the family in the small Tennessee town of Deer Creek. Trading the big city for a stick in the mud town leaves Randi feeling like her life is over. She soon learns, though, that this town also needs her investigative skills!
Octavia Spencer has created a spunky heroine in fiery redhead Randi, and assembled an agreeable cast of characters around her. This is another title for the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. Two of the supporting cast are Latino and African-American — Dario Cruz, who goes simply by “D.C.”, and the ironically named “Pudge” Taylor. The small-town setting is well conveyed with all the expected players present — the town gossip, the town sheriff (who happens to be female), and the town eccentric, Angus McCarthy. The novel is well paced, and the mystery unfolds naturally, with clues left for readers to follow and unravel alongside the fictional friends. Though I figured out a large chunk of the mystery, it’s sophisticated enough that kids aren’t likely to solve it prematurely.
As kids read along, they are encouraged to stop at certain places (or do it afterward) and flip to one of the eight appendices at the back to complete different “Ninja tasks”. These creative additions, that are sure to be a hit with kids, include things relevant to the story like instructions for conducting a stakeout, getting rid of skunk stink, and making caramel apples. I am reminded of the Curious George title I read as a child that came with instructions on how to make a boat out of folded paper that you could then sail in the sink or bathtub. So much pleasure can be derived from such a small task! And here at book’s end there are eight such pleasures awaiting!
Spencer injects just enough pathos into the story to lend depth without getting too sad or too “mushy” for kids. Randi is a generous heart and she finds that by helping someone else, she forgets her own troubles. At its core, this is a novel about family, friendship, and team-work.
Verdict: 4 of 5 hearts. A Strong Opening to an Appealing Middle Grade Mystery Series. Kids will get a kick out of this charming, fast-paced tale. The “Ninja tasks” are a unique addition that may inspire kids to do their own sleuthing. Engaging full page illustrations by cover artist Vivienne To bring the story to life. Recommended!
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