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The great clown conundrum / Alexander McCall Smith ; with illustrations by Sam Usher.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
JF MCCA	Junior Fiction		Bankstown .	. Available .
JF MCCA	Junior Fiction		Riverwood .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781781128800 (paperback)
Name	McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author.
Title	The great clown conundrum / Alexander McCall Smith ; with illustrations by Sam Usher.
Published	Edinburgh : Conkers, 2019.
Published	©2019
Description	113 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Summary	A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread family's circus! The big-top is ready and everyone is excited to get started. But as the shows begin cheif clown Mr Birdcage is in a bit of a pickle - none of his hilarious props seem to be working! When budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe get on the case to investigate, they soon discover that the props have been tampered with! But who would want to sabotage Mr Birdcage and why?
Target audience note	7-9 years.
Subjects	Circus -- Juvenile fiction
	Families -- Juvenile fiction
	Sabotage -- Juvenile fiction
	Clowns -- Juvenile fiction
	Children's stories
Genre	Detective and mystery fiction
Other Names	Usher, Sam illustrator.
Series	Big top mysteries 02.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Children's stories . Circus -- Juvenile fiction . Clowns -- Juvenile fiction . Detective and mystery fiction . Families -- Juvenile fiction . Sabotage -- Juvenile fiction . See Also: Children's literature . Fairy tales . Fiction . Storytelling . Adventure stories . Ghost stories . Horror tales . Broader Subject References: Fiction . Authors: McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- . Usher, Sam . Series: Big top mysteries .