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Volg een jong geniaal meisje terwijl ze zich een weg baant door een elitaire kostschool die een broedplaats is voor mysteries en misdaden. Gewapend met een ongelooflijk intellect en scherpe observatievermogen, pakt ze zaken aan, variërend van verdwenen huiswerk tot legendarische moeraswezens. Te midden van haar onderzoeken raakt ze verwikkeld met een arrogante, maar boeiende, klasgenoot. Deze serie is een spannend avontuur voor de middenbouw, boordevol humor en spanning.

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Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery
Mary Spratt
288bladzijden
11 uur lezen
4,8(14)Tarief
“A must-have series for middle-grade readers.” —Booklist Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclusive boarding school in the country—and discovers it's a hotbed of crime! Soon she's investigating everything from disappearing homework to the terrifying Yeti haunting the school swamp. But the biggest mystery yet is Ian Wainscott, the handsomest (and most arrogant) boy in school who inexplicably hates her. Will the homework be found? Can they ever track down the Yeti? And why is Ian out to ruin her? Girl Detective is the first book in the hilarious Friday Barnes Mystery series.
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Friday Barnes. Girl Detective
R.A. Spratt
258bladzijden
10 uur lezen
When eleven-year-old Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery, she uses the $25,000 reward to send herself to the most expensive boarding school in the country. The wealthy students have a lot of problems, which means a lot of intriguing cases for the fledgling detective. The eagerly awaited new series from the author of the bestselling Nanny Piggins series.
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Friday Barnes 2: Under Suspicion
Mary Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
4,4(37)Tarief
When Friday Barnes cracked the case of Highcrest Academy's mysterious swamp-yeti, the last thing she expected was to be placed under arrest. Now with the law on her back and Ian Wainscott in her face, Friday is not so sure boarding school was the smartest choice. From a missing or not-so-missing calculator to the appearance of strange holes in the school field, she is up to her pork-pie hat in crimes - and she swears not all of them are hers. There's also new boy Christopher, who has taken quite a shine to Friday, to contend with. Can Friday navigate the dangerous grounds of Highcrest Academy and decipher a decades-old mystery without getting caught in an unexpected love triangle?
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Friday Barnes. Under Suspicion
R.A. Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! The eagerly awaited new series from the author of the bestselling Nanny Piggins series. When Friday Barnes is arrested for a crime she didn't commit - or did she? -and taken down to the police station, she takes it as a wonderful educational opportunity. She gets to experience police procedure first hand, plus she meets an ex-convict vagrant with a mysterious past. Back at Hillcrest Academy, mysterious holes have starte appearing around the grounds and it's up to Friday to work out why. But it's hard for Friday to concentrate on her case work, let alone her course work, when Chris the new boy starts taking a shine to her
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Friday Barnes 3: Big Trouble
Mary Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
4,7(23)Tarief
When Friday's father turns up out of the blue, he brings his daughter some distressing news - Friday's mother has been kidnapped! But who would want to kidnap a theoretical physicist? The Headmaster needs Friday's help too, when Highcrest Academy is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a beautiful new student - Princess Ingrid of Norway. She's rich, she's royal and she's got her eye on Ian Wainscott. Despite heightened security at the school, things start to go missing. It appears Highcrest Academy has been infiltrated by a master thief, The Pimpernel. Can Friday crack the case of her missing mother, reign in a royal brat and unmask the elusive Pimpernel? If it means she gets to ditch PE, then of course she can!
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Big Trouble
R.A. Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
When Friday's father turns up out of the blue, he brings his daughter some distressing news - Friday's mother has been kidnapped! But who would want to kidnap a theoretical physicist? The Headmaster needs Friday's help too, when Highcrest Academy is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a beautiful new student - Princess Ingrid of Norway. She's rich, she's royal and she's got her eye on Ian Wainscott. Despite heightened security at the school, things start to go missing. It appears Highcrest Academy has been infiltrated by a master thief, The Pimpernel. Can Friday crack the case of her missing mother, reign in a royal brat and unmask the elusive Pimpernel? If it means she gets to ditch PE, then of course she can!
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No Rules: A Friday Barnes Mystery
Mary Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
4,4(13)Tarief
After Friday Barnes is deported to Switzerland, Highcrest Academy descends into chaos as all the teachers are fired as an epic prank, but Friday tries to find the prankster, prove the innocence of her nemesis Ian Wainscott, and save the school
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Friday Barnes 4. No Rules
R.A. Spratt
What if every clue points in the wrong direction? Friday Barnes has been deported to Switzerland! With their in-school detective gone, Highcrest Academy has descended into chaos. Someone's fired all the teachers! The Headmaster claims it wasn't him, and suspicion soon turns to Ian Wainscott, but Friday won't stand by and let her favourite nemesis take the blame. Apart from being innocent (probably), he's seriously good-looking. There's also the problem of the new vice principal and his questionable teaching methods. It's hard to take someone seriously when they wear tie-dyed t-shirts. Can Friday save Ian's scholarship? Can she find the prankster before they bring down the school? Can she run the cross country? She's certainly going to try ... to do the first two, anyway
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Friday Barnes. The Plot Thickens
R.A. Spratt
258bladzijden
10 uur lezen
Friday Barnes is being attacked on all fronts! When Friday Barnes gets involved in her frenemy Ian Wainscott's family dispute, it appears her knack for uncovering the truth may ruin their friendship once and for all. Highcrest Academy is no longer a fun place to be. Ian has declared war on Friday and she is thinking of leaving . . . for good. Meanwhile, there's two new teachers to contend with - a celebrity artist whose intentions are somewhat unclear, and an over-enthusiastic PE teacher on a fitness crusade. Between them and Ian, it's going to be one dangerous term. Can Friday repair her friendship with Ian, restore her perfect school-life balance and work out who is committing the blatant acts of vandalism around Highcrest? No one said high school would be easy!
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Danger Ahead: Volume 6
Mary Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
4,5(14)Tarief
School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear - her own emotions! She must wave goodbye to Ian as he takes off to join his father in the Cayman Islands. But when your dad is a white-collar criminal, family reunions never go to plan. Ian is kidnapped en route and it's up to Friday to rescue him. On her return to school, the Headmaster has a treat in store - a four-week camp for students to learn wilderness survival skills! 'Camp Courage' is even worse than Friday imagined. And all her book smarts aren't much help when she's got wood to chop, potatoes to peel and latrines to dig. Can Friday survive the great outdoors, debunk the legend of a camp ghost and make it back to Highcrest Academy alive? Only time (and a compass) will tell!
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Danger Ahead
R.A. Spratt
274bladzijden
10 uur lezen
School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear - her own emotions! She must wave goodbye to Ian as he takes off to join his father in the Cayman Islands. But when your dad is a white-collar criminal, family reunions never go to plan. Ian is kidnapped en route and it's up to Friday to rescue him. On her return to school, the Headmaster has a treat in store - a four-week camp for students to learn wilderness survival skills! 'Camp Courage' is even worse than Friday imagined. And all her book smarts aren't much help when she's got wood to chop, potatoes to peel and latrines to dig. Can Friday survive the great outdoors, debunk the legend of a camp ghost and make it back to Highcrest Academy alive? Only time (and a compass) will tell!
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Friday Barnes 7: Bitter Enemies
Mary Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
4,2(14)Tarief
When four former headmasters arrive at Highcrest Academy to take part in the school’s anniversary celebrations, the students are warned to be on their best behavior. Unfortunately, no one told the headmasters to stay out of mischief too! Which means Friday Barnes soon has a case to solve. But unraveling the truth isn’t easy when the whole school is being forced to eat paleo because the cook is on a diet; her best friend’s brother won’t stop blubbering about the terrible boat accident he may or may not have caused; and Friday is being trailed by a mysterious admirer—or is it a stalker? Can Friday find the facts among the mayhem?
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Friday Barnes. Bitter Enemies
R.A. Spratt
272bladzijden
10 uur lezen
Friday Barnes has a new case to solve but unraveling the truth isn't easy when the whole school is being forced to eat paleo because the cook is on a diet; her best friend's brother won't stop blubbering about the terrible boat accident he may have caused and Friday is being trailed by a mysterious admirer - or is it a stalker?
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Friday Barnes 8
Mary Spratt
4,2(16)Tarief
Friday's time at Highcrest is running out! The new headmaster is turning everything upside down. Friday's irritatingly high IQ has her fast-tracked to graduation, while a pair of incriminating pants puts Ian on the rocky road to expulsion. When a rumour emerges of embezzled gold stashed on the school grounds, Friday is determined to uncover the truth. But some big questions remain- Can she stay out of detention long enough to solve the mystery? How will Melanie survive without Friday to tell her what class she's in? And will Friday everget that first kiss with Ian? With implosions and explosions everywhere, Friday Barnes will have to use her head and get a grip on her beating heart in order to find the gold that lies within.