Most Popular Books by Sheila Turnage

Small towns have rules. One is, you got to stay who you are no matter how many murders you solve. Miss Mo LoBeau - one half of the (probably) world-famous Desperado Detective Agency - is back! She and her fellow Desperado, Dale, went famous for about a week over the summer when they solved a murder in their hometown of Tupelo Landing - population 148 minus one (murder). Now sixth grade has started and it''s back to being regular. But regular doesn''t come easy to a girl like Mo. So when her beloved Miss Lana makes an Accidental Bid at the Tupelo auction and winds up the mortified owner of an old inn with an unidentified ghost in the fine print, Mo''s itching to take the case. Plus, a historical ghost might make for some much needed Extra Credit in history. Who''s haunting the old inn? And why? The Desperado Detectives set out to solve their second big case - only to find the inn might not be the only thing in Tupelo Landing haunted by the past. With some unexpected help from slick new kid in town - Crenshaw, Harm Crenshaw (as in Bond, James Bond) - Mo and Dale discover the truth about a lot of things. Even themselves. A companion to the New York Times bestseller Three Times Lucky. Small towns have rules. One is, you got to stay who you are no matter how many murders you solve. Praise for Three Times Lucky '' Mo is so plucky that young readers may wish she lived next door.'' The Wall Street Journal ''An irresistible narrator - a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird.'' Newsday, Top 12 Children''s Books of 2012 * ''Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children''s fiction.'' Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Companion to: Three times lucky and The ghosts of Tupelo Landing.

"The Dime Novel Kids are spunky, spirited, smart, sassy—and so is Sheila Turnage’s writing. It sizzles and sparkles." —Lauren Wolk, author of Newbery Honor Book Wolf Hollow From the Newbery Honor-winning author of Three Times Lucky comes a middle grade WWII spy mystery with as much humor and heart as high stakes Twelve-year-old Stick Lawson lives on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, where life moves steady as the tides, and mysteries abound as long as you look really hard for them. Stick and her friends Rain and Neb are good at looking hard. They call themselves the Dime Novel Kids. And the only thing Stick wants more than a paying case for them to solve is the respect that comes with it. But on Hatteras, the tides are changing. World War II looms, curious newcomers have appeared on the small island, and in the waters off its shores, a wartime menace lurks that will upend Stick’s life and those of everyone she loves. The Dimes are about to face more mysteries than they ever could have wished for, and risk more than they ever could have imagined. “Big, beautifully unfolding adventure and mystery, [and characters] who jump off the page and straight into your heart.” —Kimberly Willis Holt, author of National Book Award Winner When Zachary Beaver Came to Town “Fast-paced and suspenseful. The story contains many twists, and it’s packed with humor.” —The Week Junior “Charming and funny, [abounding in] codes and clues, spies, and double agents. —PW "Smart kids save the day in this engaging WWII spy mystery." —Common Sense Media "Lively narration will quickly draw readers into the story, which twists and turns cleverly. —Booklist “A little-known piece of American history [makes for] an entertaining saga of island life.” —Kirkus "Funny, crisp, and clever." —The Horn Book “Stick is the kind of protagonist I wish was my best friend . . . . I can’t get enough of her.” —Gennifer Choldenko, author of Newbery Honor Book Al Capone Does My Shirts

"Using time-diary data from surveys of American parents over the last four decades, Changing Rhythms of American Family Life finds that, despite increased workloads outside of the home, mothers today spend at least as much time interacting with their children as mothers did decades ago - and perhaps even more. Unexpectedly, the authors find the increase in mothers'' time at work has not resulted in an overall decline in sleep or leisure time. Rather, mothers have made time for both work and family by sacrificing time spent doing housework and by increased "multi-tasking.""--BOOK JACKET.

Undici anni fa, Moses LoBeau è stata trascinata da un uragano nella piccola città di Tupelo Landing, dove frequenta la prima media e ha molti piani per l''estate: uscire con il suo migliore amico, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, e il suo cane, Regina Elisabetta II; dare una mano nell''eccentrico bar del Colonello e di Miss Lana, che l''hanno accolta dopo l''uragano, e, soprattutto, continuare la ricerca del suo misterioso passato. Un''estate che si prospetta meravigliosa, finché non si presenta il detective Joe Starr, che fa decisamente troppe domande, e il burbero Mr. Jesse viene trovato morto. E così Dale diventa il principale sospettato del primo omicidio nella piccola cittadina di Tupelo Landing...

A Tupelo Landing può succedere di tutto: persino comprare una vecchia locanda infestata da un fantasma! Per Mo e Dale, la Desperado Detective Agency, è l''occasione perfetta per aprire una "divisione paranormale" e scoprire chi si nasconde dietro al mistero. Ma non tutti i fantasmi abitano nelle case: a volte vivono nel cuore delle persone. Tra risate, amicizia e colpi di scena, Mo e Dale dovranno risolvere un caso che cambierà per sempre il loro modo di vedere il passato.

Grouped by state, Turnage tells 5 to 18 stories about haunted inns in each of the Southeastern states .

Mo LoBeau, 11 ans, mène une vie heureuse à Port-Tupelo. Trouvée après un ouragan quand elle était bébé, elle a été recueillie par Miss Lana et le Colonel, les excentriques tenanciers de l''unique café de la ville. Un jour, un inspecteur débarque en ville pour enquêter sur un meurtre dans la région. Peu de temps après, un voisin est retrouvé mort, assassiné, tout près du café... juste au moment où le Colonel disparaît !Avec son ami Dale, Mo fonde alors les Desperados Detectives et mène sa propre enquête pour ramener la paix à Tupelo. Les policiers n''ont qu''à bien se tenir...Quand on a survécu à la fureur des flots, la vie est un miracle ; et ce miracle, Mo ne laissera personne l''abîmer..."Mo LoBeau est destinée à devenir un personnage incontournable de la littérature jeunesse." (Kirkus Reviews)"L''humour de Mo LoBeau rend ce roman inoubliable." (Publisher Weekly)

This summer, Moll has been especially busy, not only practicing karate with her best friend Dale, taking on her arch-nemesis Anna, helping out at the Colonel and Miss Lana''s restaurant, but also dropping off bottles of mail, and searching for the "upstream mom" she''s never even met. When a strange detective drives into this simple town on a busy day, a series of murders, disappearances, car accidents, and kidnappings throws Moore''s world into an irresistible storm. She and Dale form a team of desperate detectives, and it''s up to them to investigate and solve the cases on their own. Luckily for Moore, she''s always lucky to have the support of her best friends, associates, and the whole town. She will use her incredible courage and ingenuity to save her favorite family!

Trout, dissatisfied with being an ordinary fish, goes to the animal council to be allowed to fly, but his magnificent adventures in the air lead to unforeseen problems.

Om den unge pige, Mo, som hører uhyggelige ting, mord, røveri og storm i byen. Hun vil derfor sammen med sin bedste veninde undersøge om drabet