The Case of the Stolen Scarab (Candlestone Inn Series #1)

by Nancy Garden

Overview

When the Taylor-Michaelson family - Nikki, Travis and their two moms - buy an old inn in Vermont, they don't expect their first visitor to be the local sheriff with news of a robbery - and their second to be a bedraggled hiker with amnesia! Soon Nikki and Travis find themselves trying to solve a mystery that steadily grows more complicated - and perhaps dangerous as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780967446875
Publisher:	Two Lives Publishing
Publication date:	09/15/2004
Series:	A Candlestone Inn Mystery , #1
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	700L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Nancy Garden is the author of around 35 books for children and young adults, a number of which have to do with gay and lesbian kids and families.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-6-No sooner have the Taylor-Michaelson family-Nikki, Travis, and their two moms-arrived at their newly renovated Candlestone Inn than the sheriff pays them an unexpected visit. It seems that there has been an art heist of a valuable scarab at a Boston museum, and there is reason to believe that the thief may be on his way to this part of Vermont. The plot quickly thickens when a young hiker with amnesia collapses at their door with a fake scarab in his backpack. As the registered guests begin to arrive, all seem to have some connection to Boston or to Egyptology, and Nikki and Travis must put their sleuthing skills to work to solve a complicated and dangerous mystery. This is the first in a fun, old-fashioned mystery series with a modern-day twist.-Betty S. Evans, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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