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Title: THE REAL MCCOYS (The Real McCoys #1)
Author: Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: November 7, 2017
Publisher: Imprint

Her name’s Moxie. Moxie McCoy.

Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, the world’s greatest fourth-grade detective faces her biggest challenge! When someone kidnaps beloved school mascot Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case–but she’s forced to fly solo now that her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has moved away.

Moxie must interview her classmates–both as potential new best friends and as possible suspects. She finds clues and points fingers but can’t save the owl on her own. Enter Moxie’s little brother, Milton. Quiet, cautious, and boring as a butter knife, he’s a good listener.

Can the Real McCoys form an unlikely alliance and solve the crime of the century?

Title: THE REAL MCCOYS: TWO’S A CROWD (The Real McCoys #2)
Author: Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: November 6, 2018
Publisher: Imprint

The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Real McCoys!

When a baffling mystery strikes Tiddlywhump Elementary, sibling detectives and absolute opposites Moxie and Milton McCoy are on the case. She’s the doer. He’s the thinker. She’s the heart. He’s her heartburn.

Moxie’s friend Emily has received a suspicious letter signed with nothing but a sinister purple squiggle. Then more letters arrive—along with more questions. Who sent them? What do they mean? Is the world on the brink of collapse?

Milton and Moxie are the perfect problem-solving team…if only they could get along. When their partnership falls apart, Moxie races to identify the mysterious Squiggler first—while learning the hard way that two McCoys really are better than one.

With energetic illustrations on every page, Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr’s Two’s a Crowd is a vivaciously funny and irresistibly heartfelt mystery for young readers.

“A marvelous standalone sequel that will inspire random acts of kindness.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“An outstanding, truly unique reading experience.” —Booklist



Praise for The Real McCoys:

“Readers will breeze through this ingenious combination of text and art, eager for Moxie and Milton’s next case.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“Swanson’s witty text is enhanced exponentially by Behr’s bold, original artwork to create a uniquely told whodunit with wide appeal … An exceptional book.” —Booklist, starred review

“Delightfully topsy-turvy…readers will hope to see more of both siblings soon.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“An exceptional middle-grade read packed with giggles for young sleuths who love to explore a little off the beaten path.” —Kirkus Reviews

“An ingenious new series…an innovative reading experience that surprises and delights. Wordplay, witty descriptions and visual jokes abound.” —The Washington Post

“Swanson and Behr have created a gem with this hilarious elementary-level read with graphic novel tendencies.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“This clever, funny, delightful book is just what this crazy world needs. The surprising and inventive interaction between text and illustration shows that two brains are, indeed, better than one–especially when they belong to Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr.” —Andrea Beaty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ada Twist Scientist,

 A Junior Library Guild Selection

Title: THE REAL MCCOYS: WONDER UNDERCOVER (The Real McCoys #3)
Author: Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: November 5, 2019
Publisher: Imprint

In the third book in the critically acclaimed middle-grade series about mystery-solving siblings, Moxie McCoy, fourth grade detective, goes undercover.

Moxie joins the Wonder Scouts to investigate a suspected saboteur in the badge competition. She’s never liked the Wonder Scouts, but once she joins the group, Moxie becomes enchanted with earning badges herself!

Meanwhile, someone has broken into Tiddlywhump’s Local House of History, and it’s up to Moxie’s little brother, Milton, to begin his own investigation.

Can this irrepressible detective duo crack two different cases?

Richly illustrated and laugh-out-loud funny Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr’s Wonder Undercover is a must-have for young readers.

There are more mysteries in The Real McCoys series: 
The Real McCoys; 
The Real McCoys: Two’s a Crowd; 
The Real McCoys: Wonder Undercover




About Robbi & Matthew:
WE ARE MATTHEW SWANSON AND ROBBI BEHR—
A WRITER/ILLUSTRATOR, HUSBAND/WIFE, TASKMASTER/LOAFER DUO
WE LIVE AND WORK AND MAKE STUFF TOGETHER IN THE HAYLOFT OF AN OLD BARN ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.
Combining Robbi’s illustrations and Matthew’s words, we run two small presses— Idiots’Books (illustrated picture books for adults) and Bobbledy Books, (a picture book and music club for kids). Together, we have published more than 60 volumes, including titles with Macmillan, Chronicle Books and LB Kids. We speak, teach, and run workshops on collaboration and creative entrepreneurship (with appearances at TEDx, Mom 2.0, Alt Summit, and ICON7). And we blog about our ongoing adventures in creative mishap.
Website

ROBBI BEHR
is an illustrator/print maker/commercial salmon fisherwoman who earned a BA from Williams College and an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. When she is not drawing stuff or eating ice cream or watching sappy late-90s chick movies, she is, in all likelihood, fast asleep.

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MATTHEW SWANSON
is a writer/art director/blues harmonica player who has so far failed in every attempt to be swashbuckling. He managed to secure a BA from Williams but was summarily rejected from every MFA program to which he applied—thus emboldening Robbi to remind him almost daily that he is a master of nothing.

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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE REAL MCCOYS SERIES, US Only.

CLICK HERE to enter the Giveaway!

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/4/2019	Lifestyle Of Me	Review
11/4/2019	Life Within The Pages	Review
11/5/2019	Cuz I’m a Nerd	Review
11/5/2019	For the Love of KidLit	Excerpt
11/6/2019	Here’s to Happy Endings	Review
11/6/2019	Bookhounds YA	Excerpt
11/7/2019	Inspired by Savannah	Review
11/7/2019	A Gingerly Review	Review
11/8/2019	A Dream Within A Dream	Review
11/8/2019	Little Red Reads	Review

Week Two:

11/11/2019	Reading Is My SuperPower	Review
11/11/2019	Hurn Publications	Review
11/12/2019	DWantsToRead	Review
11/12/2019	Jypsylynn	Review
11/13/2019	Savings in Seconds	Review
11/13/2019	Wonder Struck	Review
11/14/2019	Nerdophiles	Review
11/14/2019	Southern Girl Bookaholic	Review
11/15/2019	Two points of interest	Review
11/15/2019	BookishRealmReviews	Review