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Category:
Children
Publisher: White Wolf Books
ISBN-10: 1453766383
Type: Fiction
Pages: 205
Copyright: September 13, 2010
ISBN-13: 9781453766385
Sam, her BFF, Lita, and a mischievous Dachshund named Petey, face an angry housekeeper, a dog-hating gardener, and an ancient family curse as they search for a missing miniature replica of Van Gogh's "Starry Night."
Sam, her BFF, Lita, and a mischievous Dachshund named Petey, face an angry housekeeper, a dog-hating gardener, and an ancient family curse as they search for a missing miniature replica of Van Gogh's "Starry Night."
A fun mystery for ages 9 and up. NEW print version and new cover.
* 2009 EPPIE Award finalist, Children's/YA eBooks *
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Excerpt
From Chapter One:
..."I don't know much you'll get done, what with all the ghosts around. W-o-o-o!"
Lita frowned and dropped the suitcase. It hit the ground with a thud. "G-Ghosts?"
Despite coming to Wisconsin from Mississippi years earlier, traces of the southern drawl that flavored her speech grew stronger when she became nervous. Like now.
"You know, maybe I should've stayed home. My mom wanted help cleanin' closets. I loved readin' R.L. Stine's books, but I sure don't want to be in one."
Sam laughed and jumped as Petey, the one-year-old Dachshund their friend Helena Sanchez had adopted from the animal shelter, plowed into the back of her leg. The little dog yipped and rushed by in his urgent mission to inspect the bushes. His wing-like ears made Sam giggle. "What's the hurry, boy?"
"C'mon, Sam." Lita pulled another bag from the trunk and hurried them along. "If Petey found a mouse, I'm outta here!"
Sam laughed. "Buck-buck-buck. Chicken. He didn't find anything. That Dachshund's a funny little dog. He jumps at shadows."
"Yeah, he's got the energy of ten dogs. I sure hope he stays out of trouble."
** Read more of Chapter 1, see cverstraete.com link
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