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Digging up danger

by West, Jacqueline, 1979-

Format: Print Book 2019
Availability: Available at 5 Libraries 6 of 8 copies

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CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Fiction Collection j FICTION West
Location  CLP - Main Library
 
Collection  First Floor Children's Department - Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j FICTION West
 
 
CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Fiction Collection j FICTION West
Location  CLP - Squirrel Hill
 
Collection  Children's Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j FICTION West
 
 
Moon Township Public Library Juvenile Fiction JF STORY PIRATES
Location  Moon Township Public Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Fiction
 
Call Number  JF STORY PIRATES
 
 
Moon Township Public Library Juvenile Fiction JF STORY PIRATES
Location  Moon Township Public Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Fiction
 
Call Number  JF STORY PIRATES
 
 
Northland Public Library Children's Fiction J FIC WEST
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Collection  Children's Fiction
 
Call Number  J FIC WEST
 
 
Wilkinsburg Public Library Juvenile Fiction J WES MYSTERY
Location  Wilkinsburg Public Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Fiction
 
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Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Fiction CHECKED OUT
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Collection  Children's Fiction
 
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Robinson Library Juvenile Fiction CHECKED OUT
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Collection  Juvenile Fiction
 
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Summary
Eliza isn?t thrilled about spending the summer helping her mom research plants-she?d much rather go ghost hunting instead. But when a rare and exotic plant from the store goes missing without explanation, she finds herself mixed up in a sinister plot involving forces that seem beyond human understanding. Could it be that there?s a ghost in Carroll?s Gardens? Like Stuck in the Stone Age, the first in the Story Pirates Present series, this spine-tingling mystery doubles as an introduction to the basics of creative writing. With the help of Story Pirate Captain Vincent Rolo and the Mystery Creation Zone, kids can use this kid-generated story as inspiration to create their OWN great mysteries!
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Part story, part manual for young writers, this Story Pirates mash-up features a mystery developed by a professional writer from a contest-winning idea submitted by an eight-year-old, linked section by section to an extensive gathering of prompts and advice on crafting a whodunit. A dedicated ghost hunter, Eliza is thrilled when her botanist mom is hired by an exotic plants business run out of a spooky old Brooklyn mansion. When a series of creepy incidents signal some eerie game's afoot, Eliza's sleuthing instincts come into play. The MacGuffin (not a term used here: the authors generally steer clear of genre cant) turns out to be not a ghost but a previously unknown, fantastically valuable stolen plant with a shape-changing guardian who wants it back. The caper is charged with chills, thrills, and even funny twists; the technical advice (with its oft-repeated you have PERMISSION TO GET WEIRD! ) is spot-on, and the original idea (for which the young author was awarded a flat fee welcome to freelancing!) is included at the end. Finished illustrations not seen.--John Peters Copyright 2018 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Series Story pirates.
Subjects Plants -- Juvenile fiction.
Florists -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
Shapeshifting -- Juvenile fiction.
Plants -- Fiction.
Florists -- Fiction.
Supernatural -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Shapeshifting -- Fiction.
Mystery and detective stories.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Publisher New York :2019
Edition First edition.
Contributors Aly, Hatem, illustrator.
Language English
Notes "Based on an original idea by real kid Phoebe Wolinetz"--Cover.
Includes a preview of: Stuck in the stone age.
Description 275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN 9781635650914
1635650917
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