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| Original Artwork for The Book Beach by Devon P. |
On The Book Beach,
we're clued into mysteries and adventures...
reading that keeps us on the edge of our beach chairs!
Page-Turning
Mystery and Adventure: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (354 pages,
RL 5.5). Soon after Emily
and her family move to San Francisco, the twelve-year-old learns that her hero, local publisher and online literary scavenger hunt creator Garrison Griswold, has been
viciously attacked and lies in a coma. Emily joins
forces with new friend James in a race against time to solve the
secrets of an odd book they find—a manuscript that connects them to
Garrison Griswold and his attackers. Fifth Grade Language Arts Teacher Miss
Sgroi enthusiastically recommends Book Scavenger, comparing it to another Lafayette
favorite: “If you liked Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library [by Chris
Grabenstein], you will love this story. It's full of adventure, puzzles, and
hidden clues!” We can learn
more about this new literary adventure and join in book-related activities at Book Scavenger. Click on the red-highlighted words to get started!
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| Scavenging for Summer Reading? Miss Sgroi suggests Book Scavenger! |
Small Town,
Big Mystery on the Great Plains… Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements
(162 pages RL 5.1). The
only sixth grader in a one-room schoolhouse in his Nebraska town, Ted
Hammond loves a good mystery. Right now, he has two on his hands: the nagging question
of how his school can stay open and the puzzling disappearance of a
local homeless family. A
shrinking school in a struggling town… a fleeting face in the window of a
boarded-up house... at first, these facts don't seem to be related. But Ted is
about to learn that in a small town, there is no such thing as coincidence. One mystery is solved, and another begins….
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| Room One: A Mystery or Two is super summer reading! |
Magnificent Magical
Puzzle: A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff (230 pages, RL 5.2). In a magical world where everyone has a talent, eleven-year-old orphan Cady learns she
has a special gift for cake-baking. Destiny leads her to a lost luggage
emporium, a long-missing recipe, a peanut butter factory, a family of children
searching for their own talents—and to a talent thief who will change her life
forever. Will fate reunite Cady with
a long-lost parent? Find out in this National Book Award-nominated book… a
story told from multiple points of view, full of gentle humor and quiet insight…
recipes included!
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| Mrs. McGookin has it made in the shades with A Tangle of Knots! |
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| Gordon Korman's Island series will sweep you away! |
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| Get into the Island series! |
For Super Sleuthing and Classic Clues,
Check out
these series!
Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Broken Locket by
Carolyn Keene (178 pages, RL 5.7). Braving a series of dangerous situations and sinister
developments, Nancy attempts to solve two mysteries at the request of pretty,
red-haired Cecily Curtis: is Cecily’s singer fiancé being cheated out of
royalty payments, and is there family treasure hidden at Pudding
Stone Lodge?
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| Take a summer reading break with Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys! |
The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure by Franklin
W. Dixon (180 pages, RL 5.3). A dying
criminal confesses that his loot is stashed in the tower, but both turrets of a plundered
mansion are searched with no sign of stolen treasure. It’s up to the Hardy boys to solve the mystery and clear the name of a friend’s
father.
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| In the Summer I Like to... Sail in my boat. I sail in a bay near my beach house. I have been sailing for four years now. The bay is infested by jellyfish! |
Dangerous
Books? The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley (201 pages, RL 6.0). A jelly worm
fad… an epidemic of headaches… a rash of serpent surprises: Chillers, a popular
series of juvenile horror novels, is having an alarming effect on
the behavior of readers across the country. Is it innocent coincidence or
something far more sinister? Best friends Franny and Beamer set out to track
down a mysterious author and to determine if books are really causing all the
trouble.
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| Get into Mysterious Matters this summer! |
Mouth-Watering
Mystery: Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (312 pages, RL 3.9). Washed
ashore as a baby during a hurricane in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, this summer is looking good for eleven-year-old Moses LoBeau: she will take karate
lessons with best friend Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, plot against confirmed
enemy Anna “Attila” Celeste, waitress at the café run by her adoptive
co-parents, Miss Lana and the Colonel, and continue a life-long search for her
Upstream Mother. But summer
takes an unexpected twist: the café’s crankiest patron turns up dead, and the
Colonel is implicated in the crime. With another hurricane bearing down on Tupelo
Landing, Mo and Dale start doing some detective work to
solve an epic mystery. Lafayette
teacher Mrs. McGookin recommends Three Times Lucky for scrumptious summer
reading: “Pick up this Newbery Honor mystery and head to your nearest diner!”
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| Shh... Mrs. McGookin recommends Three Times Lucky. The secret is out: mysteries and adventures make great summer reading! |
Mrs.McGookin sure has some great recommendations!
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