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The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City

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By Tara Lazar

Illustrated by Ross MacDonald

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On Sale
Oct 15, 2019
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9781368027656

Price

$17.99

Price

$18.99 CAD

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Just when Private I thinks all is calm-now that he’s cracked the case of 7 Ate 9-Question Mark storms into the office.

Mark is worried. All the uppercase letters are M-I-S-S-I-N-G! But that’s absurd. This is CAPITAL City!

Private I is the last letter standing. Will he solve his BIGGEST mystery yet, the UPPER CASE, before it’s too late?!

Filled with the same humor, wit, and quirkiness of the hit 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, comes another laugh-out-loud whodunit.

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Concepts
  • Words

Series:

  • Private I

Tara Lazar is the author of 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, The Monstore, Little Read Gliding Hood, and a plethora of other picture books. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two daughters, and a quirky sense of humor. The Upper Case is the second book in the Private I series. Learn more at taralazar.com



Ross MacDonald is the author and illustrator of Bad Baby, Henry's Hand, Achoo! Bang!: The Noisy Alphabet, and Another Perfect Day. He was also the illustrator of 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, the first book in the Private I series. Ross has created illustrations and humor pieces for periodicals such as Vanity Fair, the New York Times, the New Yorker, Newsweek, Time, Spy, and Rolling Stone. He was born and raised in Canada and now lives in Connecticut. Learn more at ross-macdonald.com.

  • Praise for The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City:A Junior Library Guild Selection

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Tara Lazar

About the Author

Tara Lazar wrote the first book in the Private I series, 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, back in 2015. Wow, time flies! She is also the author of The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City, Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun, The Monstore, and more! She enjoys reading her stories in funny character voices. Tara lives in New Jersey with her husband, two daughters, and an adopted black cat who meowed at her back door and walked straight into her house. You can visit her online at taralazar.com.

Ross MacDonald illustrated the first two Private I books. He is the author and illustrator of Bad Baby, Henry’s Hand, Achoo! Bang! Crash! The Noisy Alphabet, and Another Perfect Day. Ross has also done illustrations and humor pieces for periodicals such as Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and the New Yorker, and has designed and created props for over 100 films and TV shows. He was born and raised in Canada and now lives in Connecticut. You can visit him online at ross-macdonald.com
 

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