I'm really glad to have a name for them, because I really enjoyed them!
I particularly liked that--if I remember correctly--the mysteries they solved were mostly in the reasonably-plausible-for-kids-to-be-solving vein: who broke a window, who stole a toy, that kind of thing. Kids investigating kid crimes, not kids involved in tracking down jewel thieves for some reason. I mean, I read and enjoyed the "kids investigating major adult crimes" type of books to and enjoyed them plenty, but it was a nice change.
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Date: 2011-03-21 02:10 am (UTC)I particularly liked that--if I remember correctly--the mysteries they solved were mostly in the reasonably-plausible-for-kids-to-be-solving vein: who broke a window, who stole a toy, that kind of thing. Kids investigating kid crimes, not kids involved in tracking down jewel thieves for some reason. I mean, I read and enjoyed the "kids investigating major adult crimes" type of books to and enjoyed them plenty, but it was a nice change.