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The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley #20
The Case of the Golden Slipper
Trenchcoat Twins Case Report...from Mary-Kate and AshleyIt was like a fairy tale come true: Ashley and I got invited to a royal ball in honor of a real live princess We couldn't wait to meet Princess Glorianna.
But right before the ball, the princess was kidnapped Our only clue was a golden slipper we found outside her room--and a note warning us not to call the police, or else
It was up to Olsen and Olsen to find the princess--or this fairy tale would have a very unhappy ending
But right before the ball, the princess was kidnapped Our only clue was a golden slipper we found outside her room--and a note warning us not to call the police, or else
It was up to Olsen and Olsen to find the princess--or this fairy tale would have a very unhappy ending
96 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2000
About the author
Melinda Metz
119 books636 followersMelinda Metz grew up in San Jose, California. People sometimes ask if she knows the way there. She kinda does, but she has an off-kilter sense of direction, so to be confident of arriving, it's better to consult some kind of navigational device.
Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.
After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.
Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.
That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.
Laura and Melinda's new book, Sanctuary Bay, a YA thriller, is coming out in January 2016. It's set at an ultra-exclusive private school on an island. Once a student is accepted to the school, they must stay until graduation. No visits home, no contact with the outside world at all. Find out why in January!
The first four books in Melinda's new middle-grade mystery series,S.M.A.R.T.S., are out now. The books involve a group of kids in a makerspace club and they all have lots of science info. For all the cool geeks out there!
Melinda lives in Concord, NC with her dog, Scully (yes, she loves the woo-woo so much she named her dog after a kickass X-Files character). She has never regretted learning to read and write her name.
Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.
After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.
Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.
That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.
Laura and Melinda's new book, Sanctuary Bay, a YA thriller, is coming out in January 2016. It's set at an ultra-exclusive private school on an island. Once a student is accepted to the school, they must stay until graduation. No visits home, no contact with the outside world at all. Find out why in January!
The first four books in Melinda's new middle-grade mystery series,S.M.A.R.T.S., are out now. The books involve a group of kids in a makerspace club and they all have lots of science info. For all the cool geeks out there!
Melinda lives in Concord, NC with her dog, Scully (yes, she loves the woo-woo so much she named her dog after a kickass X-Files character). She has never regretted learning to read and write her name.
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July 24, 2023Very Nostalgic!
January 3, 2021
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This is the second time in the series the person who is missing/in danger is the one doing it to themselves. I hate recycling a storyline, but since the story was done pretty well I gave it three stars instead of two.
This is the second time in the series the person who is missing/in danger is the one doing it to themselves. I hate recycling a storyline, but since the story was done pretty well I gave it three stars instead of two.
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November 14, 2019
I remember getting this from those Scholastic ordering booklets. I was in Grade Seven.
October 13, 2024
I mainly read this book for nostalgic reasons. Not the best written, but it was fun to once again read a book from a series I read as a kid.
August 17, 2025
When I think of a Mary-Kate and Ashley mystery book, this is the one I think of. I'm glad in my quick sampling of their books as an adult, I didn't start here. It was not quite as good as the last one, and immediately predictable to an adult. It also left an unanswered question.
July 11, 2012
"I like mysteries, and especially this one. The title caught my interest and the blurb on the back made me interested and I really got into the book quickly. It was funny at the end because she was just at the fair by herself."
January 28, 2010
This was one of my favorites! haha ^^
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December 22, 2025Had to revisit my childhood.
July 21, 2016
its a mystevios book really great it is when a princess dispears and mary kate and ashley
have to fiugure it out
have to fiugure it out
March 30, 2017
This one was pretty lame. It was obvious from chapter one what happened to the princess, so there was no really no mystery at all.
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