Backpack Mysteries

From Bethany House Publishing


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Super series entertain girls all summer long

Expect some delightfully quirky personalities in the Backpack Mysteries, a new easy-to-read chapter book series for 7- to 10-year-olds. Author Mary Carpenter Reid keeps readers guessing from chapter to chapter as sisters Steff and Paulie try to unravel one mystery after another. Consistently fast-paced and fun, the books unfold the meaning of a familiar Bible verse in each mystery story.

Because Steff and Paulie's parents are working hard to build a new business after their Dad was laid off, the girls often spend time in the homes of relatives -- and what a family tree! Each book introduces an unusual -- and endearing -- character who pulls readers into the new story.

In Too Many Treasures, someone is out to steal a special possession from Aunt Opal, but which possession is it? And which suspicious character is it? Aunt Opal's pack-rat habits add to the confusion. The girls solve the mystery, help Aunt Opal, and gain a new perspective about "treasures on earth." Big Island Search takes Steff and Paulie on a Hawaiian adventure with Cousin Jangles, who is looking for an important artifact.

The meaning of honoring father and mother comes through in Phantom Gardener, when the two sisters and their friend Cornelius set out to help Mother Quigg, suspected of stealing plants in an exclusive retirement golf community.

Vivacious, stylish grown-up twin cousins Melinda and Belinda take center stage in Twin Trouble. While wholeheartedly "working for the Lord" at a summer camp, their jobs are threatened by the work of a thief. Steff and Paulie are on the trail; their buddy Chet helps put the clues together to solve the mystery.

Watch for more mysteries with Steff and Paulie coming soon.

Jeannie Crawford Lee is a reviewer in Nashville, TN.

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