Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (English) Paperback Book

The Nile on eBay   Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now 11, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a cafe and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Meet Mo LoBeau- natural-born detective.Mo's summer is looking good. But that's before the murder, the kidnapping, the car crash, and the hurricane. If ever there was a time for Mo to put her detective skills to work, this is it.Good thing Mo's always been lucky.'The heroine of Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky is so plucky that young readers may wish she lived next door.' The Wall Street Journal'An irresistible Southern narrator - a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird.' NewsdayJoin Mo and Dale on their next investigation!t Yankee.

Author Biography

Sheila Turnage grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina. A graduate of East Carolina University, she authored two nonfiction books and one picture book before she started writing about Mo LoBeau and Dale. Three Times Lucky is a Newbery Honor book, a New York Times bestseller, an Edgar Award Finalist, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor book, and was included on seven Best Book of the Year lists. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, the follow-up to Three Times Lucky, has so far garnered five starred reviews. Today Sheila lives on a farm with her husband, a smart dog, a dozen chickens, and a flock of guineas.

Review

A Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookA Best Book of the Year: Newsday, Wall Street Journal, James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read List, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Bookpage An Edgar Award NomineeAn E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor bookA SIBA young adult award winnerA YALSA Teens' Top Ten NomineeA Booklist Top 10 Crime Fiction for YouthMultiple State Award ListsFour starred reviews Praise for Three Times Lucky * "A wickedly awesome tale...Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children's fiction."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "An irresistible Southern narrator--a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird."--Top 12 Children's books of 2012, Newsday* "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 "Spunky and hilarious, eleven-year-old Mo LoBeau is one of my newest favorite heroines. Three Times Lucky will make everyone want to ride his or her own hurricane all the way to Tupelo Landing, just to join the fun."--Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy "A dandy mystery...Humor sweetens the mix, making Tupelo Landing a pleasant place to stay for a spell."--Horn Book "Mo's deadpan colloquial narration is robust and often humorous...Mystery lovers and fans of titles like Di Camillo's Because of Winn-Dixie or Klise's Grounded will definitely want to set a spell with Mo."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "The heroine of Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky is so plucky that young readers may wish she lived next door."--Wall Street Journal"This book will leave readers hoping for more books about Mo and her gang."--School Library Journal

Review Quote

""A wickedly awesome tale…Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children's fiction."- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Spunky and hilarious, eleven-year-old Mo LoBeau is one of my newest favorite heroines. Three Times Lucky will make everyone want to ride his or her own hurricane all the way to Tupelo Landing, just to join the fun."-Ingrid Law,Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy ""Turnage's lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters."- Booklist , starred review

Promotional "Headline"

Meet Mo LoBeau- natural-born detective.

Excerpt from Book

"Colonel!" I cried. The Colonel opened his long arms and scooped me in. Miss Lana says hugging the Colonel''s like hugging a turning plow, but I like the scrawny steel of his muscles and the jutting angles of his bones. "I thought you''d still be in bed, resting," I said. He tightened the belt of his green plaid robe I gave him for Christmas the year I turned six. "Dale told me you had a stranger," he said, eyeing Starr. I pointed. "That''s Joe Starr," I whispered. "He''s a lawman." Everyone in the caf

Details ISBN0142426059 Author Sheila Turnage Pages 336 Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 0142426059 ISBN-13 9780142426050 Format Paperback Short Title 3 TIMES LUCKY Media Book DEWEY FIC Residence NC, US Imprint Puffin Country of Publication United States Audience Age 10-13 Place of Publication New York Audience Children/Juvenile US Release Date 2013-12-31 UK Release Date 2013-12-31 Publisher Penguin Group USA Publication Date 2015-06-23 NZ Release Date 2015-06-23 AU Release Date 2015-06-23 We've got this

At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love!

TheNile_Item_ID:77698300;