Max Finder Mystery: Collected Casebook Volume 1 by Liam O’Donnell Date of Publication: 2006 ISBN: 978-2-89579-116-4 Number of Pages: 94

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Average Intermediate : Low
GENRES: Graphic Novel, Mystery

THEMES : Appearance versus Reality – Prejudice – Good versus Evil

SUMMARY:
When you’re Max Finder, mysteries just seem to creep up on you, even when you’re just minding your own business and hanging with your best friend, Alison. Lucky for Max, he and Alison LOVE solving mysteries, and they’re pretty good at it, too.

In this collection of ten mysteries, Max and Alison demonstrate how they defeat the White Pine Werewolf, outsmart a baseball card thief, and solve a whole pile of mysteries that involve their classmates, friends – and even arch-enemies! They also offer to share their secrets – if you’re smart enough to figure them out …

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- loves comic books and stories told with pictures
- likes spy and detective stories
- enjoys stories that challenge the reader to solve the mystery
- likes stories with both boy and girl protagonists
- enjoys trivia woven into stories
- likes stories with “real characters” in a realistic school setting

WHAT ELSE?
This is the first in a projected series of Max Finder graphic novels, based on the characters from Owl Magazine. Liam O’Donnell and his co-writer, Michael Cho, are both experienced graphic novelists, and work in Canada.

RELATED LINK:
You can find more about them and the series at: http://www.liamodonnell.com
http://www.michaelcho.com .