{"product_id":"the-ruby-raven-9781416986669","title":"The Ruby Raven","description":"\u003cb\u003eTraveling to Occo with his uncle to attend a mysterydom award ceremony, young Finn becomes skeptical of the author nominees as strange, life-threatening events keep occurring. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinn and his mystery writer uncle are off to exotic Occo, located between Lesser Occo and Morocco. Uncle Stoppard has been nominated for the most prestigious award in mysterydom: the Ruby Raven. The grand prize? One million dollars, as well as a dark, carved bird with real rubies for eyes and a ruby pendant dangling from its neck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven with all of the excitement of Uncle Stoppard's nomination, Finn starts getting nervous. There was a strange car that exploded \u003ci\u003ejust \u003c\/i\u003eas they were leaving the airport, and a Moroccan cobra that was slithering in his room when he arrived.... Is it a coincidence? Or could one of the invited authors be \u003ci\u003etoo\u003c\/i\u003e eager to win the bucks and the bird?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dahl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Pulse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416986669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e43423 \/ Ruby Raven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDahl, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael Dahl, \u003c\/b\u003e the author of more than a dozen non?ction books, has also published poetry and plays. \u003ci\u003eThe Viking Claw\u003c\/i\u003e is Dahl's fourth Finnegan Zwake mystery. The earlier titles in the series are \u003ci\u003eThe Horizontal Man, The Worm Tunnel, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ruby Raven.\u003c\/i\u003e Dahl is also the author of Scooter Spies, a series of mysteries for younger readers, whose titles include \u003ci\u003eThe Wheels That Vanished\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost That Barked.\u003c\/i\u003e A theater director, actor, and comedian in Minneapolis, Dahl has a wide variety of unusual creatures in his household: Venus's-?ytraps, ?ddler crabs, African dwarf frogs, an elementary school teacher, and an Australian red-heeler named Gus. He can be e-mailed at ?nnswake@aol.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Pulse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44411289927795,"sku":"9781416986669","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_798b20ee-a16c-4694-9660-e41c7eea7b31.jpg?v=1772023904","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-ruby-raven-9781416986669","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}