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Mister Max : the book of lost things

Voigt, Cynthia. (Author). Bruno, Iacopo (illustrator.).

Summary: "Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons. Ironically, it turns out Max has a talent for finding things. He finds a runaway child, a stray dog, a missing heirloom, a lost love. . . . So is he a finder? A detective? No, it's more. Max finds a way to solve people's problems<U+2014>he engineers better outcomes for them. He becomes Mister Max, Solutioneer. Now if only he could find a solution to his own problems . . ."--From publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780307976819 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: print
    367 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2013.
Subject: Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction
Problem solving -- Juvenile fiction

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  • 3 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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Fernie Heritage Library J FIC VOI (Text) 35136000435728 Junior Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Summary: "Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons. Ironically, it turns out Max has a talent for finding things. He finds a runaway child, a stray dog, a missing heirloom, a lost love. . . . So is he a finder? A detective? No, it's more. Max finds a way to solve people's problems<U+2014>he engineers better outcomes for them. He becomes Mister Max, Solutioneer. Now if only he could find a solution to his own problems . . ."--From publisher.

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