{"id":34970,"date":"2018-06-28T22:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T02:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=34970"},"modified":"2018-06-28T23:06:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T03:06:08","slug":"review-of-kate-warne-pinkerton-detective-by-marissa-moss-illustrated-by-april-chu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=34970","title":{"rendered":"Review of Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective, by Marissa Moss, illustrated by April Chu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective<\/em><\/p>\n

by Marissa Moss
\nillustrated by April Chu<\/p>\n

Creston Books, 2017. 52 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Oops! I didn\u2019t look at the copyright date before I read this book. It\u2019s new in the library, but it’s not eligible for the 2019 Newbery Medal, so I probably wouldn\u2019t have read it if I\u2019d noticed. As it is, I can\u2019t even resist taking the time to review it, I enjoyed it so much.<\/p>\n

This book tells about the first case of the first female detective of the Pinkerton agency.<\/p>\n

Kate answered an ad to be a detective and was given an opportunity to prove herself.<\/p>\n

The story is told dramatically. Kate posed as someone whose husband was in jail in order to win the confidence of the wife of a thief \u2013 to get the evidence to prove he actually was a thief. It\u2019s all done in the form of a picture book story, with clear and dramatic illustrations.<\/p>\n

The author\u2019s note at the back adds more details about some of Kate\u2019s other cases and her eventual role being in charge of more female agents.<\/p>\n

I was entertained as I read this story, wanting to know what would happen next. But I also learned about a woman who put herself forward and then rose to the challenge.<\/p>\n

marissamoss.com<\/a>
\naprilchu.com<\/a>
\ncrestonbooks.co<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time. The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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