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Anisha, Accidental Detective

by Serena Patel

Illustrated by Emma McCann

The books

First a kidnapped bridegroom and now a flooded school? Looks like a case for Anisha, Accidental Detective in this multi award-winning series by Serena Patel.

Activity sheets

Pssst detectives! Try these fun activities at home!

Serena Patel shows you how to make gloop!

Serena Patel, author of Anisha Accidental Detective, and her three children demonstrate how to make gloop.

Serena Patel Demonstrates the Volcano Experiment

Serena and her children show you how to do your own home volcano experiment.

About the author

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Serena Patel
Serena Patel is the author of the Anisha, Accidental Detective series which has won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, The Week Junior Book Award and the Crimefest Best Novel for Children. She lives in the West Midlands with her family and believes all children deserve to feel seen in the stories they read and that books are an important tool for empathy. When she's not writing Serena enjoys watching movies, reading and eating cake. Chocolate cake preferred.
Meet Serena Patel
Anisha, Accidental Detective book cover
Award Winner
Anisha, Accidental Detective
Age: 7+
RRP  £7.99
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