Bøger af Sheila Turnage

The heart-warming conclusion to the beloved Mo & Dale Mysteries and the companion novel to the Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky, featuring Mo's most shocking case yet: the Case of her Upstream Mother!"If [readers] can get through the end without welling up, they're tougher than most - it's absolutely worth the wait." - Kirkus, starred review

The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky When Miss Lana winds up the mortified owner of an old inn with an unidentified ghost in the fine print, Mo's itching to take the case. Plus, a historical ghost might make for some much needed Extra Credit in history. Who's haunting the old inn? And why? Mo and Dale set out to solve their second big case-only to find the inn might not be the only thing in Tupelo Landing haunted by the past. A laugh out loud, ghostly, Southern mystery that can be enjoyed by readers visiting Tupelo Landing for the first time, as well as those who are old friends of Mo and Dale.Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of Getting Even, and The Law of Finders Keepers "A rollicking sequel." -Wall Street Journal "An irresistible Southern narrator-a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird." -Newsday on Three Times Lucky

A Newbery Honor Book"An irresistible Southern narrator-a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird." -NewsdayRising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known. Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of Getting Even, and The Law of Finders Keepers* "A wickedly awesome tale…Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children's fiction."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Turnage's lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters."-Booklist, starred review* "Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use."-Publishers Weekly, starred review

The trial of the century has come to Tupelo Landing, NC. Mo and Dale, head to court as star witnesses against Dale's daddy - confessed kidnapper Macon Johnson. Of course nothing goes as expected. Macon Johnson sees to that. In no time flat, Macon's on the run. Tupelo Landing's in lockdown, and Dale's brother's life hangs in the balance.