Brixton Brothers: The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (Series #1) (Paperback)

from bigorangemichael

Part Encylopedia Brown, part Hardy Boys homage and parody, the first installment in the Brixton Brothers mystery series is a lot of fun and one of those books that kids will get a kick out of while older readers smile at the jokes and references. Steve Brixton is an ordinary kid who loves reading...

from librarian1204

Hilarious! Take off on the Hardy Boys with great illustrations to compliment the story.Librarian secret agents, absolutely!

from purplethings

Steve Brixton wants to be a detective. He has read the whole Bailey Brothers (Think Hardy Boys) mystery series, saved cereal box tops to send away for a detective license, hollowed out a book to create a secret book-box, and he even has the essential tool of any good detective--a magnifying glass...

from hopeevey

I checked this out for my nephew and I to listen to on a road trip. It was a fun, light YA mystery. I may not read the rest of the series, but I would certainly recommend it for a young reader.

from allawishus

This was absolutely adorable, hysterical, and awesome. For anyone who inhaled mystery series like Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and Trixie Belden when they were young, this book offers a knowing, but not smug, sendup of the "boy [or girl] detective" genre. I loved that the librarians were supersecr...