When a stock-pile of confiscated classroom items go missing, (self-appointed) seventh grade PI Maya is on the case. From the 9:48 AM. Math class. Marlowe Middle School. Life isn''t easy on the streets, er, hallways of Marlowe Middle School. Luckily, private eye Maya Mendoza never stops Then, the legendary Contraband Closet is robbed. Every Hotwheels car, spray paint canister, bouncy ball, and other prized possession;teachers have collected since the dawn of time are seemingly lost forever--including an item of Jordan''s. Suddenly, Maya sees a case that may set things back to the way it used to be because contraband--and friendships--don''t vanish into thin air...right? A wise-cracking start to a new mystery series from <New York Times< bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky.

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Goldy Moldavsky was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where she lives with her family. Her novels include the New York Times bestseller Kill the Boy Band, No Good Deed, The Mary Shelley Club, Lord of the Fly Fest, and Just Say Yes. Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet is her debut middle-grade title and was inspired by black-and-white noir movies.