The Runaway Friend: A Kirsten Mystery (American Girl Mysteries Series)

by Kathleen Ernst, Jean-Paul Tibbles (Illustrator)

Overview

Kirsten Larson has been living on the Minnesota frontier for a only a few weeks when her neighbor and friend, Erik Sandahl, disappears. Erik had promised to help the Larsons at harvest time, and he owes Uncle Olav money. Everyone believes Erik has run out on his promises-except Kirsten. Can she figure out what's happened to her friend? Includes a glossary of Swedish words and a Looking Back historical essay.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609583132
Publisher:	American Girl Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Series:	American Girl Mysteries Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	611,714
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kathleen Ernst is an award-winning author, educator and social historian. She has published fifteen novels and one nonfiction book, including her bestselling American Girl mystery, Danger at the Zoo, which was an Agatha Award finalist in the category of best children’s/young adult mystery. She took an interpreter job at Old World Wisconsin and later worked as a Curator of Interpretation and Collections at the historical site.