“ToCatchaThiefisapage-turnerofamysterywithagreatbigheart,andAmeliaMacGuffinisthesmart,funnykidsleuthwe’veallbeenwaitingfor.ReaderswilllaughandfallinlovewiththeMacGuffinfamilyastheyfollowthecluestocrackthisabsolutelydelightfulcase.“--KateMessner,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofBlackoutUrchinBeachisn’tthesortofplacewherebadthingshappen.Thelittleseasidetownistooluckyforthat.Butthenoneday,athiefstealssomethingprecious--thetown’sdragonflystaff,whichisthesourceofallitsgoodfortuneandthemostimportantpartoftheupcomingDragonflyDayFestival.AmeliaMacGuffinisnodetective.She’seleven,quiet,andunlikeherfouryoungersiblings,shehasnospecialtalents.ButAmelialoveshertown.Herfamilyhaslivedthereforever.HerparentsrunthePacificGeneralStore,andsheandherbestfriends,BirdieandDelphine,areabouttostartmiddleschool.IfAmeliadoesn’tfindthestaff,theDragonflyDayFestivalwillbecanceled.Thetownneedsthattouristmoneytosurvive.Unlessshecracksthecase,Amelia’sfamilywillloseeverything--includingtheadorablestraydogthey’vefalleninlovewith.SheonlyhassevendaystosolveUrchinBeach’scrimeofthecentury.It’snotalotoftime,butAmeliahasherlistofsuspects.Itmightbethenewkidsnextdoor.Orthegrumpymysterywriterwholivesinthetown’screepiestmansion.Orperhapsevensomeoneclosertohome.Ameliawantstosavethetown.Shewantstosavethedog.Shewantsboth,somuch.Butfirst,shehastocatchathief.
