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Philly Stakes by Gillian Roberts (1989, Children's Board Books)

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Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper wants her students to develop some social consciousness, but when the wealthy benefactor for a party for the homeless is killed, she becomes teacher-turned-detective

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Product Identifiers

PublisherScribner

ISBN-100684190710

ISBN-139780684190716

eBay Product ID (ePID)1618735

Product Key Features

Publication Year1989

Book TitlePhilly Stakes

TopicMystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreNon-Classifiable, Fiction

AuthorGillian Roberts

FormatChildren's Board Books

Dimensions

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN88-013774

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Synopsis"The central pleasure is Pepper and her catalogue of urban woes, delivered with self-depracting savagery and humor in a scathing first person."THE PHILADELHPIA INQUIRER Book two in the Amanda Pepper mystery series. Amanda Pepper, an English teacher at school for Philadelphia's filthy rich, is determined to teach the kids a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas. She intends to have them cook and serve a meal to the homeless, but unfortunately a powerful parent takes over, and the simple meal turns into a catered affair--topped off by murder. Of course, Amanda wants to solve the crime with her sometime boyfriend and cop C.K. Mackenzie. She's equally determeind to teach the the elusive killer a lesson or two, as well.From Gillian Roberts, the Anthony Award- winning author of CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA, I'D RATHER BE IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE. . ., and HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION. "From the Paperback edition."

LC Classification NumberPS3568.O2384P48 1989