 | Gumshoe Author: Thummler, Brenna | |
| Price: $13.11 | ||
Summary:
In the hot, gossipy town of Stony Lonesome, shy 11-year-old Willa interacts with others the only way that feels right to her--the mail. But dreams of delivering birthday cards, thank you notes, and love letters come crashing down when she's mistaken for the notorious Two-Gum Tilly, a bandit who's been stealing other peoples' mail for decades. Now an outlaw herself, Willa realizes the only way to clear her name is to bring the true crook to justice. In graphic novel format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/01/25)
School Library Journal (01/01/26)
Booklist (01/01/26)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/01/2026 Quiet, socially anxious Willa has a deeply important special interest: the U.S. Postal Service. A local mail disappearance leads Willa’s hero, Marshall the mailman, to mistake her for Two Gum Tilly, a known mail thief in the area of Willa’s hometown of Stony Lonesome, Arizona. Distraught about her new outlaw status, she runs away, only to find herself quickly swept up by a group of other runaways who call themselves the Gumshoe Gang, who operate with a mission to stop Two Gum Tilly at any cost. This warmly funny, offbeat story uses a bright, high-contrast color palette with a thorough infusion of western style and speech to great atmospheric effect. Plenty of hilarious one-liners and capital-C Characters add even more depth and charm. The density of the western-feeling language may skew this one toward older or more sophisticated middle-grade readers, who will find the journey toward Two Gum Tilly’s unmasking enjoyable even if they figure out her identity quickly. A quirky, memorable pick for readers who enjoyed Paper Girls or Thummler’s Sheets trilogy. - Copyright 2026 Booklist.
