Three Times Lucky

<b>A Newbery Honor Book<br><br>An irresistible Southern narrator&#151;a literary descendant of Scout Finch of&#160;<i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>. &#151;<i>Newsday</i></b><br><br>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 caf&#233; owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana the fabulous caf&#233; 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. <br><br>Look for all the Mo &amp; Dale Mysteries: <i>The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing</i>&#160;<i>The Odds of Getting Even</i> and <i>The Law of Finders Keepers</i><br><p><b>* &#147;A wickedly awesome tale&#133;Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children&#146;s fiction.&#148;&#151;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review<br>&#160;<br>* &#147;Turnage&#146;s lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters.&#148;&#151;<i>Booklist</i> starred review<br><br>* Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use.&#151;<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review</b></p>