Kellie Anne Hawkins (text), Frederica Fenna (illustrator), Copycat, HarperCollins Publishers, August 2023, 294 pp., RRP $15.80 (pbk), ISBN 9781460763315
There are some things about Seagulls Nest that 11-year-old Skye Starling likes:
~ Egg sandwiches (tick)
~ Admiral Mittens (her cat), who’s always trying to get her attention (tick)
~ Writing mystery stories about star detective Red Fox (tick)
~ Spying on suspicious townsfolk with her new friend Bailey (tick)
~ The Annual Squawk Awards (tick)
and there are some things she doesn’t like at all:
~ Winston, the Mayor’s chicken (he pecks!) (cross)
~ Her freshly finished novel being stolen (cross)
~ The crimes in her novel happening in REAL LIFE! (cross)
~ Everyone in the town acting suspiciously (cross)
~ Being the only one who can find the real criminal! (cross cross cross!)
Will Skye be able to use her well-honed detective skills to save her tiny town, Seagulls Nest, and nab the foxy criminal?
Copycat is a funny, thrilling, and quirky mystery from the author of The School for Talking Pets and Birdbrain.
Copycat is an entertaining detective story. And it promises lots of giggles on the way.
Recommended for Readers 8 years +.
Reviewed by Julie Deane
