The star-spangled setup
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Released Sep 3, 2026 · Scholastic Press
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This middle-grade adventure centers on three seventh-graders solving a heist mystery involving the Star-Spangled Banner. The story emphasizes teamwork, cleverness, and resourcefulness over action, with minimal peril. Kate Messner is a well-regarded children's author known for fast-paced, age-appropriate mysteries that balance fun with cultural education.
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When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm. When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm.
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- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Adventure stories
- Smithsonian Institution
- Airports
- Adventure and adventurers
- Robbers and outlaws
- Flags
- Secret societies
- Juvenile fiction
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ISBN 9780545395397 · Scholastic Press