The Schoolyard Detectives: Book 1 - The Case of the Missing Moon

By E. M. Thomben

The Schoolyard Detectives: The Case of the Missing Moon Book One in the Schoolyard Detectives Series The moon has disappeared. No alerts. No headlines. Not even a single worried teacher. Only Lillian's homemade moon-tracker notices something's wrong--right before it bursts into flames. Twelve-year-old Lillian isn't your average student. She's a fearless tech-whiz with a talent for inventing gadgets that actually work. Luckily, she's not alone. Her best friend Tom can see patterns no one else notices--codes, clues, and connections that make even the weirdest mysteries unravel. And then there's Charlie... their AI-powered, jet-boosted, bacon-sniffing schnauzer who's 20% dog, 80% sarcasm, and 100% ready for adventure. Together, they are The Schoolyard Detectives--and this time, the mystery is bigger than their town, their school, or even their planet. When they discover a secret organisation called the Eclipse Syndicate, a strange glitch in a long-forgotten satellite, and a network of cloaking technology orbiting Earth, the team realises the moon hasn't been lost... it's been hidden. Now, with drones watching, observatories closing, and time running out, the trio must decode scrambled signals, hack government hardware (politely), and outwit a villain who's always one step ahead. If they fail, the moon might vanish forever--and so might everything it stands for. A fast-paced, puzzle-filled mystery packed with heart, humor, and high-tech twists, The Case of the Missing Moon is the perfect launchpad for young readers who love adventure, clever storytelling, and just the right amount of chaos. Ideal for fans of City Spies, Greystone Secrets, Tristan Strong, and Ada Lace, this sci-fi detective series blends STEM smarts with classic sleuthing in a world where school lockers hide encrypted gadgets, homework might be spying on you, and one talking dog is very concerned about snack rations. The sky is lying. It's time to find out why.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6BZZ3XX
• ISBN13: 9798280849426
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 142 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"