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A Newbery Honor Book An irresistible Southern narrator–a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird. –Newsday Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone s business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she s been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her upstream mother, she s found a home with the Colonel–a café owner with a forgotten past of his own–and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known. Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of Getting Even, and The Law of Finders Keepers
* A wickedly awesome tale…Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children s fiction. –Kirkus Reviews, starred review * 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