Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet

<b>When a stock-pile of confiscated classroom items go missing, (self-appointed) seventh grade PI Maya is on the case. From the <i>New York Times</i> bestelling author of <i>Kill the Boy Band</i> comes a whip-smart middle grade debut and the start of a sharp cul-du-sac crime-solving series.</b><br><br><b>9:48 AM. Math class. Marlowe Middle School. </b><br><b> </b><br>Life isn''t easy on the streets, er, hallways of Marlowe Middle School. Luckily, private eye Maya Mendoza never stops <i>paying attention. </i>She knows who is passing notes in class. Spots which teacher wore shoes a half-size too tight. And she <i>certainly </i>notices when her former best friend Jordan suddenly stops talking to her. <br><br>Then, the legendary Contraband Closet is robbed. Every Hotwheels car, spray paint canister, bouncy ball, and other prized possession teachers have collected since the dawn of time are seemingly lost forever--including an item of Jordan''s. Suddenly, Maya sees a case that may set things back to the way it used to be because contraband--and friendships--don''t vanish into thin air...right?<br><br>A wise-cracking start to a new mystery series from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky.