SUPER SLEUTH: FIVE ALISON LEIGH POWERS MYSTERIES by gay toltl kinman
Alison Leigh Powers, Super
Sleuth, middle-reader mystery series includes The Secret of the Strange
Staircase, The Mystery of the Missing Miniature Books (an Independent E-Book
Awards Finalist), The Mystery of the Octagon House (EPPIE Award Winner, Agatha
Award Nominee, and an Independent E-Book Award Finalist), The Mystery of the
Missing Arabian, and The Secret of the Equestrian Park—currently available in
electronic formats and in paperback under the title Super Sleuth: Five Alison
Leigh Powers Mysteries.
GILLY'S DIVORCE: OR DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKES I DID
by gay toltl kinman
The first part of the book
is fiction, and the manual is non-fiction.
In Divorce, Gilly, 11, tells how she copes, some days not at all, with
the impending divorce of her parents. Her younger sister, Honey, gets into
serious trouble, and her two older sisters complicate matters. Mom gets a
boyfriend and Dad gets a girlfriend. In
her Manual and Advice on Coping With Your Divorce, Gilly gives advice about
what she learned so that others won't have to go through the same heartbreak,
and thoughts of suicide.
THE ADVENTURES OF LAUREN MACPHEARSON by gay toltl
kinman
Lauren, 9 1/2, who comes
from Scotland, has elective mutism, but that doesn't stop her from having
adventures, which she tells us about in four stories of her encounters with
thieves, bears, forest fires, white water, biting horses, stolen art and ghosts
from April to August.
VOLUME ONE: LAUREN MACPHEARSON AND THE SCOTTISH ADVENTURE
In April, in Scotland, Lauren stays the weekend with her father, where he
works, sees the Company's cat, Ginger, catch her own special brand of
"mice," and watches a pain-in-the-neck eat crow pie.
VOLUME TWO:
LAUREN MACPHEARSON AND THE COLORADO ADVENTURE In June, Lauren flies to a
Colorado Dude Ranch to meet cousin Andi, Aunt Daisy (her deceased mother's
sister) and Uncle Bill. She meets up with bears, forest fires, white
water--and, worst of all, a three-year old boy.
VOLUME THREE: LAUREN
MACPHEARSON AND THE JUMBLED CUPBOARD ADVENTURE In July, in Mirasol, California,
where Andi and her family live, the girls go to Summer School. Lauren is
fascinated with the stuffed cupboard of a teacher, Mrs. Utamaro. So stuffed
that things keep falling out of it. A beautiful poster on the inside of the
cupboard door is of a wave. The original print hangs in a local museum. Or does
it?
VOLUME FOUR: LAUREN MACPHEARSON AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURE In August, while
Lauren continues her visit with cousin Andi in Mirasol, she learns that her
cousin is psychic. The ghost of the woman who died next door won't let Andi
rest until her murder is solved. Genres: Middle Reader / Mystery / Detective.
WOLF CASTLE by gay toltl kinman
Wolf Castle is an eerily
beautiful castle settled on the Pacific coast of California. Built by an
eccentric Baron who dabbled as a naturalist and scientist, it has seen its
share of tragedies. The old Baron died in a mysterious fire, and the young wife
of the current Baron, Gregor von Reiner, died unexpectedly only a year ago.
Wanting his son, Tom, to have a proper education and some womanly influence,
the Baron sends his solicitor to England to find a suitable governess. Lavinia
Fergusson Cathcart, 17, is a beautiful, red-haired,
high-spirited young woman who is ready for whatever adventures wait for her in
the year 1899.
A trip to another country is just the sort of new life she
wants. Lavinia finds the brooding chill of Wolf Castle somewhat intimidating,
and the reaction to her presence in her first days is unnerving. The Baron goes
pale when he sees her, Tom's cousin Paul—really his mother's cousin—almost
attacks her, and the servants seem wary. But her pupil, Tom, is a lovely boy,
She identifies with his loss because she too has lost parents. The mysteries of
the castle, the tensions between the Baron, the staff, and the dashing and
intriguing Cousin Paul are disturbing. Lavinia begins to feel that her life
depends on finding out the secrets the castle holds before the wolves come out.
A note from Marilyn:
Gay is a good friend--we've roomed together for several writing conferences and mystery conventions. We even traveled to New York for the Edgars one year and then on to Malice Domestic, what and adventure--did all sorts of things new to me.
Since I've stopped flying, I haven't seen Gay for awhile and I miss her upbeat spirit.
She's written some great books--and the Super Sleuth series would certainly make a great Christmas gift.
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