Recommended for young readers who enjoy mysteries, school settings, and clever protagonists. The book has a unique and fun twist on the classic detective story, with a relatable and witty main character who navigates her way through the mysterious and often humorous world of a boarding school.

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"Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When girl
detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to
send herself to the most exclusive boarding school in the country,
Highcrest Academy. On arrival, Friday is shocked to discover the
respectable school is actually a hotbed of crime. She's soon investigating
everything from disappearing homework to the Yeti running around the school
swamp. That's when she's not dealing with her own problem u Ian Wainscott,
the handsomest boy in school, who inexplicably hates Friday and loves nasty
pranks. Can Friday solve Highcrest Academy's many strange mysteries,
including the biggest mystery of all u what's the point of high school?"

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