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Abbey Force is living with her awful uncle Charlie, a degenerate drunken gambler, and his wife after her father falls into a coma in what looked like an attempt to hide jewels he had stolen from a wealthy client. Still living on the plantation her family had once owned she yearns for everything to return as it once was, her father healthy, having Reward Plantation back, riding her horse and going to her old school.
Alas, she's now helping the new owner also named Force, whose ancestors were once slaves owned by Abbey's ancestors. Beatrice, the daughter her age, while recovering from a car accident explores her new home with Abbey and they accidentally stumble on some suspicious activities on a piece of the bay that should belong to the new plantation owners, Beatrice's family.
Follow Abbey Force, one spunky and determined twelve year old who has more character than most adults, as she seeks to right injustices, find truths and a way to pull her father out of his coma.
The Girl From Felony Bay by J.E. Thompson is a fantastic new mystery series with a two amazing sleuths. The author beautifully weaves the issue of slavery and what it means in present day South Carolina through the point of view of these amazing protagonists. The second title, The Hangman's Bluff, is also available.
Michael, Tyler and Becca Silver experience many different adventures, and Becca always makes sure that Echo the Bat is there to experience them too. During a trip to see their eccentric uncle, they learn from a local merchant that there's a lost treasure on an island haunted by Captain Golden Tooth. It seems like a place to be avoided, but Echo encounters someone who tells him the exact location of the treasure. But will he go on this journey alone to protect his friends from the Captain and his ghostly crew?
In Echo and the Bat Pack #8, The Pirate with the Golden Tooth, enjoy this page turning story filled with adventure, friendship, treasure, pirates and a bat who will become more of a friend to you than a scary creature. For second to fourth graders ready to read a beginning chapter book.
