Strawberry Thief

A Billie B Mystery #4

by Sally Rippin

Someone has stolen all of the ripe strawberries from Mika's garden! The Secret Mystery Club is determined to work out who it was. Could it have been the gardener? Or was it the neighbours who just made a batch of strawberry jam? Whoever it was, they won't get far – not with the SMC on the case.

Genres: Childrens, Mystery

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, but grew up mainly in South-East Asia. As a young adult she lived in China for three years, studying traditional Chinese painting. Sally has over seventy books published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for young adults. Her most recent work includes the highly acclaimed children’s novel Angel Creek and the popular Billie B Brown books, which became the highest selling series for 6-8 year olds in Australia within the first year of their release. Sally is Australia’s highest selling female author and her Billie B Brown books have sold more than 4.5 million copies in 14 languages.
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Sally is a popular presenter in schools and at literary festivals both in Australia and overseas and has a regular program on 3RRR interviewing children’s authors and industry professionals. She is a passionate ambassador for the 100 Story Building creative writing centre for marginalized youth and has mentored many emerging writers and illustrators. Recently, she and her partner co-founded Story Peddlers, a hand-made performance tent that packs away into a custom-built bike, with the aim of bringing back the art of the roving storyteller.

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Billie B., and the members of the Secret Mystery Club (SMC) find themselves in the middle of a mystery when they discover that someone has stolen all of Mika's mom, Mrs. Okinawa strawberries from the patch. With very few clues to work with the SMC must put on their detecting caps to find the thief.

[Ava]

I thought it was funny yet interesting.

[Aimee Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun series to read with my kids!

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute children’s book

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this series for my 7-year-old daughter and she loves them! The reading level is perfect for her and we take turns reading chapters. Great books to get your kid reading!

[Ana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would've loved this book in elementary school. Definitely recommend as a gift for any family members within that age range :)

[✨maddy✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book is fine I feel like the storyline could've been written better and the main character was pretty annoying. There wasn't really any twists to it which made the book kinda boring I think some of the storyline was fine.

[Becky S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny little detective story.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sally Rippin, “Strawberry Thief: A Billie B Mystery”

Someone or something has been stealing precious fruit.

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[Krystle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My dyslexic daughter loves this series and so far this is her favorite story about Billie and the SMC. I hope we get more books soon. She only has 2 books left and then she will have finished the series. These books helped my daughter fall in love with reading.