Mo & Dale Mysteries #1 Three Times Lucky

Literary awards - Newbery Medal Nominee (2013), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Grades 3-6 (2014), Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (2014), Washington State Sasquatch Award Nominee (2015), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2016).

Recipient of a Newbery Honor, this enchanting tale introduces us to an irresistible Southern narrator, a literary heir to the likes of Scout Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird," as acclaimed by Newsday.

Miss Moses LoBeau, an upcoming sixth-grader, calls the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, her home. Here, no one's secrets are safe, and everyone's business is open for discussion. Mo, who washed ashore during a hurricane eleven years ago, has been creating ripples in the town ever since. Though she dreams of one day finding her "upstream mother," she has already found a loving home with the Colonel, a café owner with a mysterious past, and Miss Lana, the charismatic café hostess. Mo is fiercely protective of her chosen family, willing to use her strong will and determined spirit to shield them from harm.

When a lawman arrives in town to investigate a murder, Mo and her loyal best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, embark on a quest to unveil the truth. Their mission becomes a desperate bid to preserve the only family Mo has ever known, weaving a heartwarming and suspenseful narrative in the process.