Today's book 02/06/2014

• Turnage, Shelia. THREE TIMES LUCKY

  Turnage, Shelia. THREE TIMES LUCKY New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012 IL 5-8, RL 3.9 ISBN 0803736703 Mo and her best friend Dale live in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina. It is the start of summer and these two eleven-year-olds have no plans bigger than watching Dale's brother race stock cars and helping out at Mo's family diner. Their summer plans quickly grow complicated after a member of their small-town community is found dead. When Dale is considered a suspect and Mo's adopted father disappears, the kids become increasingly entangled in the murder investigation. Mo is a great character with a funny sense of humor. You will like this book for the unusual setting, the surprising twists and the fast-paced adventure, but you will love this book for Mo: a terrific main character with a funny sense of humor and irrepressible spirit. (Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award nominee, 2014)

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