The Real McCoys Blog Tour & Giveaway
Happy Friday Everyone! I'm back with a fun and excited blog tour about a middle grade series that I've been enjoying. Please keep reading for my thoughts, information about the authors, & a giveaway!
Series: The Real McCoys, #1# of Pages: 336
Publication: November 7th, 2017
Source: Copy from Publisher
Genre: Middle Grade Mystery
Her name's Moxie. Moxie McCoy.
Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, the world's greatest fourth-grade detective faces her biggest challenge! When someone kidnaps beloved school mascot Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case--but she's forced to fly solo now that her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has moved away.
Moxie must interview her classmates--both as potential new best friends and as possible suspects. She finds clues and points fingers but can't save the owl on her own. Enter Moxie's little brother, Milton. Quiet, cautious, and boring as a butter knife, he's a good listener.
Can the Real McCoys form an unlikely alliance and solve the crime of the century
# of Pages: 336
Publication: November 9th, 2018
Source: Copy from Publisher
Genre: Middle Grade Mystery
The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Real McCoys!
When a baffling mystery strikes Tiddlywhump Elementary, sibling detectives and absolute opposites Moxie and Milton McCoy are on the case. She's the doer. He's the thinker. She's the heart. He's her heartburn.
Moxie's friend Emily has received a suspicious letter signed with nothing but a sinister purple squiggle. Then more letters arrive—along with more questions. Who sent them? What do they mean? Is the world on the brink of collapse?
Milton and Moxie are the perfect problem-solving team...if only they could get along.When their partnership falls apart, Moxie races to identify the mysterious Squiggler first—while learning the hard way that two McCoys really are better than one.
With energetic illustrations on every page, Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr's Two's a Crowd is a vivaciously funny and irresistibly heartfelt mystery for young readers.
# of Pages: 352
Publication: November 5th, 2019
Source: Copy from Publisher
Genre: Middle Grade Mystery
Goodreads | Amazon | Kindle | B&N | iBooks | Kobo | TBD
In the third book in the critically acclaimed middle-grade series about mystery-solving siblings, Moxie McCoy, fourth grade detective, goes undercover.
Moxie joins the Wonder Scouts to investigate a suspected saboteur in the badge competition. She’s never liked the Wonder Scouts, but once she joins the group, Moxie becomes enchanted with earning badges herself!
Meanwhile, someone has broken into Tiddlywhump’s Local House of History, and it’s up to Moxie’s little brother, Milton, to begin his own investigation.
Can this irrepressible detective duo crack two different cases?
Richly illustrated and laugh-out-loud funny Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr’s Wonder Undercover is a must-have for young readers.
There are more mysteries in The Real McCoys series:
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys: Two’s a Crowd
The Real McCoys: Wonder Undercover
The Real McCoys is a dynamic and intriguing middle grade series that focuses on a brother sister duo that solve "crimes" that have occurred around their school and neighborhood. While I'm still continuing my read of the series, I have found the books to be funny and entertaining. Each page contains hand-drawn artwork related to the series. These books also prove to be great transitional reads for reluctant readers and those that are having a difficult time adjusting to books that just contain text. The artwork is incorporated in a way that it effectively becomes part of the story and not just a random add on from the author. In terms of character development, I found Moxie to be a bit obnoxious, but also charming. She can come across as a know it all, but she learns to concede to other peoples thoughts and feelings when it's necessary. I absolutely adored her brother Milton. He is the balance to Moxie's character through his reserved and shy nature. He definitely serves as the brains behind each mission helping put the pieces of the mystery together father quickly. Another aspect of these novels worth noting is the complexity of some vocabulary words which Moxie always defines incorrectly. While these can be daunting for a younger reader at first, they are great ways to introduce new words and a glossary is provided in the back of the book for further reference. Each plot of the three books focuses on a different mystery. Surprisingly, I found it difficult to figure out the mysteries as an adult reader which is amazing. I think that younger readers will have the time of their lives trying to figure out the "culprit" in each book. I will be doing a more in-depth review of each book sometime in the next couple of weeks; however, I definitely would recommend checking these out for readers that are interested in middle grade mystery as well as readers that are interested in graphic novels since these books have such complex artwork.
WE ARE MATTHEW SWANSON AND
ROBBI BEHR—A WRITER/ILLUSTRATOR,
HUSBAND/WIFE, TASKMASTER/LOAFER DUO.WE LIVE AND WORK AND MAKE STUFF TOGETHER IN THE HAYLOFT OF
AN OLD BARN ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.
Combining Robbi’s illustrations and Matthew’s words, we run
two small presses— Idiots’Books (illustrated picture books for adults) and
Bobbledy Books, (a picture book and music club for kids). Together, we have
published more than 60 volumes, including titles with Macmillan, Chronicle
Books and LB Kids. We speak, teach, and run workshops on collaboration and
creative entrepreneurship (with appearances at TEDx, Mom 2.0,Alt Summit, and
ICON7). And we blog about our ongoing adventures in creative mishap.
ROBBI BEHR
is an illustrator/print maker/commercial salmon fisherwoman
who earned a BA from Williams College and an MFA from the Savannah College of
Art and Design. When she is not drawing stuff or eating ice cream or watching
sappy late-90s chick movies, she is, in all likelihood, fast asleep.
FOLLOW ROBBI:
MATTHEW SWANSON
is a writer/art
director/blues harmonica player who has so far failed in every attempt to be
swashbuckling. He managed to secure a BA from Williams but was summarily
rejected from every MFA program to which he applied—thus emboldening Robbi to
remind him almost daily that he is a master of nothing.
FOLLOW MATTHEW:
Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished
copy of THE REAL MCCOYS SERIES, US Only.
Tour
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11/15/2019
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