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Aqueduct: Therienka: Girl Detective Paperback – June 8, 2015

by G.L. Phillips (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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In Book 1 of the Therienka, Girl Detective series, follow eight year old Rinka as she and her best friend and neighbor Carla uncover secrets of her house's past, and create their own detective agency in order to tackle a mystery that is almost 100 years old. She is brash, confident, just a bit awesome, and eager to get her hands on and solve many more mysteries in the future.
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    86 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    4 - 6
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.2 x 8 inches
  6. Publication date
    June 8, 2015
  7. ISBN-10
    1517159970
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1517159979
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 8, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 86 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1517159970
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1517159979
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.36 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.2 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Mark Howell
5.0 out of 5 stars Friendship and Houses: An Amazing Mix!
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015
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"The Aqueduct: Book 1 in the Therienka: Girl Detective" series by G.L. Phillips is a splendid beginning to a series destined to be packed with towers and basements and maps and secret messages, not to mention bank robberies and ancient history. It's all about two essential ingredients that will deeply appeal to young readers growing up at a time in which they're looking both forward and backward. Those two magical and mysterious ingredients, essential to all growing creatures in a changing world, are friendship and jhouses. Therienka does not stint in her investigations of both, in words and tales that crackle with creativity, insight and vision. Young readers cannot fail to get a kick out of this amazing mix of adventure and learning. I loved every word of it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Girl Detectives Make Good!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015
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This book is perfect for pre-teens. It is exceptionally well written and hold your interest from the first line. It illustrates right and wrong but not in a sappy way..........also I liked the fact that the kids get away with some "less than important" things. Pre-teens can relate well to the girls in the stories and parents can appreciate the adventure part and the interest in the history and exploration by the girls.
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Michele H. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Great New Mystery for Kids!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015
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What a great story! Great mystery and fun to imagine what happened along with Rinka! Possibly a little hard to believe that an 8 year old could/would have all that independence! But a great read for all ages!
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harriet Ballard
5.0 out of 5 stars I thought it was a wonderful book and i gave it to my grandchildren
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2015
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I thought it was a wonderful book and i gave it to my grandchildren. It is about exploration and imagination and camaraderie and good values. I look forward to the next. I wish it were in BOOK form however as it would be easier to pass on to younger people.
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Natalie Hinshaw
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it. Rinka is truly an eight year old ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2015
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I love it. Rinka is truly an eight year old and her little mind is not so little. you know she is a very intelligent young lady! and Granddad Phillips definitely caught her essence. And I can't wait for the next book coming out in July.
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Deborah
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has all the elements kids want in books ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015
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This book has all the elements kids want in books: mystery, rebellion, and a secret passage. As an adult, my interest didn't wane, and I will be recommending it to the kids I know.
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john christopher leask
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015
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Wonderful book for young people, teaches them to use their minds, to be inquisitive.
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Gordon Pradl
5.0 out of 5 stars Pluck and Charm Make Rinka a Winner!
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2015
Through 26 chapters (daily serial emails if you want to entertain your granddaughters each day over the course of a month), the feisty and resourceful heroine, eight-year-old Rinka, tells her dramatic story of sleuthing—for several discoveries by accident eventually propel her to create her own detective agency. The secrets she discovers in her house not only lead her to solve a century old crime, but allow her to form the basis of a close friendship with the girl next door, Carla.

What makes this a fascinating read for young children is how Rinka displays both charm and risk-taking (unconventional thinking) as she explores her world, searching for and interpreting clues along the way. Multiple levels of meaning are to be gleaned from this adventure: how an 8-year-old can show initiative and does not have to wait around to be entertained, how we make our identities based on what we do with things that otherwise may just appear commonplace, and how, through our being actors (agents) in the world, we learn that as individuals our strengths and interests derive from our self in isolation combining with the others whom we also depend on. Rinka constantly entertains us with commentary on the realities of social relations seen from her 8-year-old perspective and how she is able to communicate with adults, especially her parents, even when she is aware of how their scripts often fail to acknowledge her level of awareness.

And as you read this story, which will hopefully lead to more Rinka mysteries, ponder this: How do common architectural structures (houses, aqueducts, libraries, and banks) yield messages for us about relationship and value in our society?
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