Three Times Lucky

<b>A Newbery Honor Book <p/>An irresistible Southern narrator--a literary descendant of Scout Finch of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>. --<i>Newsday</i></b> <p/>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. <p/>Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: <i>The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing</i> <i>The Odds of Getting Even</i> and <i>The Law of Finders Keepers</i><br><p><b>* A wickedly awesome tale...Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children's fiction.--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review <p/>* Turnage's lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters.--<i>Booklist</i> starred review <p/>* Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use.--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review</b></p>