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Ten-year-old
Billy Cole and his friends, Finn and Dannie, live in Scenic, Washington, where their
fathers are building a railroad tunnel through the Cascade Mountains. While they live in
cabins in a small, secluded village, Billy and the other kids in Scenic still get to do
all kinds of fun things—like competing in Scenic’s annual Fall Fish Fry fishing
tournament. Billy’s younger cousin, Mim, even shows up for the fun. But during the
tournament, someone breaks into some of the cabins in the village and steals food and
money and a coat. No one knows who the thief is—so Billy, Mim, Finn, and Dannie decide
that it’s up to them to solve the mystery.
The four kids dig for clues and
study the suspects—like Eddie, one of the older boys, who showed up late for the fish fry
and wouldn’t say where he’d been. But when Mim starts sneaking off by herself and
keeping secrets, Billy starts to wonder if his cousin is the thief…
The
Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries series is historical fiction for young
readers. It takes place in a village that really existed in the 1920s—and through
pictures, maps, and the characters themselves. Scenic comes to life on the
page.
Missing! is a fun, fast-paced, adventure-filled read for
kids, ages 7-10, who are ready to take a step up from picture books. They’ll love
following along with Billy and his friends, trying to solve the mystery—and the story is
interesting enough that parents will enjoy reading along, too.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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