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Emil and the DetectivesErich Kästner

Emil and the Detectives

by Erich Kästner

Ages 8–11 Reading age 9 Novel Set in the past adventurouswarm

Robbed of his mother's money on the train to Berlin, Emil trails the thief across the city and recruits a small army of local children to help.

A story about children, adventurous and warm in tone. We would put it with children of 8–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.

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