R. J. Anderson 
Pocket Full of Murder [EPUB ebook] 

A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to save her fathers life in this thoroughly entertaining (Kirkus Reviews) magical murder mystery.In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealthy have all the magic they desire while the working class can barely afford a simple spell to heat their homes. Twelve-year-old Isaveth is poor, but shes also brave, loyal, and zealous in the pursuit of justicewhich is lucky, because her father has just been wrongfully arrested for murder. Isaveth is determined to prove his innocence. Quiz, the eccentric, eyepatch-wearing street boy who befriends her, swears he cant resist a good mystery. Together they set out to solve the magical murder of one of Tarretons most influential citizens and save Isaveths beloved Papa from execution. But is Quiz truly helping Isaveth out of friendship, or does he have hidden motives of his own?