At the age of 8, Aven Green is an experienced investigator. She’s been solving mysteries for a whole month! Now faced with two mysteries at once, she has her work cut out for her. Grandma’s beloved dog King Smith of Kansas (or Smitty for short) is missing and so is her teacher’s lunch!

Using her special Spy Kit, including a pen that records important interviews, Aven searches for clues, dusting for fingerprints, following footprints and investigating crime scenes. She never imagined she would face a skeleton, body parts (rubber) or a row of heads, in her search.

Following the popular middle grade series The Insignificant Life of a Cactus about Aven as middle-grade student, this illustrated Aven Green series goes back to when Aven was in elementary / primary school.

A budding P.I., Aven is keen to sort out any mystery that comes her way and does it with confidence and conviction.

With her quirky confidence and fun personality, Aven Green has quickly become one of my favourite fictional characters.

Author – Dusti Bowling

Illustrator – Gina Perry

Age 7+

Aven Green’s Middle Grade debut (Click on the Cover)

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