You want to be a detective? Uncover clues? Follow leads? Solve mysteries? I don’t blame you, being a detective can be really exciting. It can also be dangerous. Are you up for dangerous?
This summer you can learn everything you need to know to go from Rookie to Ace Detective. Visit this blog everyday to learn and practice a new detective skill. Then test those skills solving mysteries. Each day the blog will tell you about a new good book to read too!
If you are curious, like to ask why, are a good listener, pay attention to details, and can keep your cool…make yourself a Rookie ID and and come back everyday to build your skills. If you’re good, you just might become an Ace.
Get started at What’s My Detective Name? Then make yourself a Rookie ID and stashit in one of these homemade wallets:
- FamilyFun: Juice/Milk Carton Wallet
- ReplyGround: Cereal Box Wallet
- Duct Tape Guys’” Duct Tape Wallet (Safety Tip: Use SCISSORS instead of the craft knife!)
You could be like Fletcher Moon in Half Moon Investigations. Fletcher is a twelve-year-old private eye. He’s not just your average wannabe…he has actually graduated from an internet detective course. Fletcher regularly takes on cases from his friends at school. When April Devereux, class pretty girl and “head of an entire tribe of Barbies” hires Fletcher to find out who took her lock of pop star’s hair that she bought on eBay, the case seems pretty easy. The clues lead Fletcher to the Sharkeys, a family of kid trouble -makers that are well known for their bad boy behavior.
As Fletcher continues his investigation, though, things begin looking fishy. In fact, Fletcher starts to suspect a conspiracy…April is not looking like the innocent victim. But before Fletcher can crack the case, he’s framed for a pretty serious crime himself. His only ally, one of the Sharkeys. Fletcher and Red Sharkey team up to clear their names and find the real guilty party. Will anybody listen to Fletcher and Red or are they presumed guilty despite the evidence? Author: Eoin (Pronounced “Owen”) Colfer
You too can get detective tips from Fletcher’s Internet School, the Bernstein Academy. “As a PI, you’ll need to keep your wits about you and stay out of trouble. In this job, you put your life on the line every day. Take it from me; if you want to survive you’d better learn a few tricks. ”
- Bernstein Academy: Become a Detective
- Want More? Try The Master Detective Handbook
- Half Moon Investigations Official Website
- Half Moon Investigations Web Comic
- Half Moon Investigations on CD and Downloadable Audiobook
- Author Eoin Colfer Official Website
Talk the Talk Word of the Day: ACE – A person who is really skilled at what they do. An ace detective is a really good detective.
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Although I like the Artemis Fowl series a lot, this is actually my favorite Eoin Colfer book. It’s a fun mystery with interesting, believable characters. It’s especially fun to watch how the relationship between Fletcher and Red changes as the mystery unfolds. I’d love to see Colfer turn this into a series.
Nice title to kick off Summer Reading.
what course shall i take??
You can take the Bernstein course like Fletcher did at http://www.halfmooninvestigations.co.uk/detective.php. Have fun!
The course you should take is Bernstein course like Fletcher did and Have fun!!
I really want to be a detective but I dont know the tips
detective work is the best
how do you do this internet course detective thingy?
we want to do it and freddie is our detective assiant he is a dog how do you graduate this thingy
what can we do to get on to it and pass
um i am doing thiz 4 a project so yea i need like alot of info detectives so kan u hlp.
i mean abt detectives
hi i luv to listen t mariah carey hehehe lol
bt any wayz i need inf abt detectives cu z thtz wt i wnt to be
you should join bcuz this web site it helps you become a spy!