Move over, Nancy Drew-there's a new sleuth in town! Inspired by the beloved comic series, Goldie Vance is ready to sleuth her way through never-before-seen mysteries in this original middle-grade series by Lilliam Rivera!Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives and works at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel in Florida with a whole slew of characters: her dad, Art, the manager of the joint; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge and Goldie's best friend; and Walter Tooey, the hired hotel detective. Her mum, Sylvia, works nearby at the Mermaid Club.While life at the Crossed Palms is always busy, the resort is currently overrun with Hollywood-types filming the hottest new creature feature, and tensions are at an all-time high. Even Goldie's mum is in on the movie act, doing what she does best: playing a mermaid. Just when Goldie thinks the movie biz couldn't get any more exciting, a diamond-encrusted swimming cap goes missing, and all fingers point to Goldie's mum as the culprit. Can Goldie uncover the true thief before it's too late?Hope Larson and Brittney William's critically acclaimed Goldie Vance comic series explores never-before-seen mysteries in this thrilling, original middle-grade debut by Lilliam Rivera. Features a full-colour comic chapter that's essential to unravelling the mystery.Text and Illustration copyright: 2020 BOOM! StudiosGoldie Vance(TM) and 2020 Hope Larson & Brittney Williams
Move over, Nancy Drew-there's a new sleuth in town! Inspired by the beloved comic series, Goldie Vance is ready to sleuth her way through never-before-seen mysteries in this original middle-grade series by Lilliam Rivera!Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives and works at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel in Florida with a whole slew of characters: her dad, Art, the manager of the joint; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge and Goldie's best friend; and Walter Tooey, the hired hotel detective. Her mum, Sylvia, works nearby at the Mermaid Club.While life at the Crossed Palms is always busy, the resort is currently overrun with Hollywood-types filming the hottest new creature feature, and tensions are at an all-time high. Even Goldie's mum is in on the movie act, doing what she does best: playing a mermaid. Just when Goldie thinks the movie biz couldn't get any more exciting, a diamond-encrusted swimming cap goes missing, and all fingers point to Goldie's mum as the culprit. Can Goldie uncover the true thief before it's too late?Hope Larson and Brittney William's critically acclaimed Goldie Vance comic series explores never-before-seen mysteries in this thrilling, original middle-grade debut by Lilliam Rivera. Features a full-colour comic chapter that's essential to unravelling the mystery.Text and Illustration copyright: 2020 BOOM! StudiosGoldie Vance(TM) and 2020 Hope Larson & Brittney Williams
Lilliam Rivera is the award-winning author of Dealing in
Dreams and The Education of Margot Sanchez. She was nominated for a
2019 Rhode Island Teen Book Award, a 2017 Best Fiction for Young
Adult Fiction by the Young Adult Library Services Association
(YALSA), and has been featured on NPR, New York Times Book Review,
New York magazine, MTV.com, and Teen Vogue, among others. Lilliam
lives in Los Angeles.
Born in the United States before moving to and living in Ireland,
Elle Power has earned a degree in animation and is pursuing
a career in making things to share with others. Lead by a love of
visual storytelling, she spends her days helping to create stories
and worlds through illustration, comics, and animation. Elle first
entered the world of Goldie Vance as a fan of the comic series and
has gone on to illustrate volume four of the original graphic
novel. She's had a blast ever since!
"[...] [S]he [Rivera] shows herself to be skilled at combining noir
language conventions with contemporary sensibilities in a way that
doesn't feel anachronistic but is just a gas! [...] This biracial,
LGBTQ protagonist seamlessly shifts from comics to prose in a
winner of a series opener."--Kirkus
"[Goldie's] courage and determination will appeal to young readers
who long for a sense of adventure and the desire to be accepted for
who they are. Readers will enjoy this smart, independent, and
quirky character who isn't afraid to go after what she
wants."--School Library Connection
"[T]his middle-grade novel is kind to new series readers, offering
a standalone adventure for Goldie and the gang. Goldie is appealing
as a headstrong, confident, absurdly good-natured narrator who
worms her way into the heart of the surprisingly normal star
Lucerne. [...] Rivera unravels the mystery in an enjoyable romp
with a large cast of quirky, lovable characters."--BCCB
"Readers will love Goldie, an ambitious female lead who challenges
gender roles, is gay, and is not to be underestimated. [...] A
great purchase for middle grade collections, especially those whose
readers are looking for their next boisterous supersleuth."--School
Library Journal
Praise for Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit:
A 2021 Rainbow Book List Title "Goldie's endless optimism and
belief in herself inspire while creating amusing moments in this
satisfying gumshoe mystery. Comic book inserts by animator Power
further enliven action-packed segments."--Publishers Weekly
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