Howard Wallace, P.I.

Twelve-year-old Howard Wallace lives by his list of rules of private investigation.

He knows more than anyone how to work with what he's got: a bathrobe for a trench coat, a makeshift office behind the school equipment shed, and not much else - least of all, friends.

So when a hot case of blackmail lands on his desk, he's ready to take it on himself...until the new kid, Ivy Mason, convinces him to take her on as his new partner.

As they banter through stakeouts and narrow down their list of suspects, Howard starts to wonder if having Ivy as a sidekick - and a friend - is such a bad thing after all.