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A Newbery Honor Book. "An irresistible Southern narrator - a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird." - Newsday. Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyones business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and shes been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," shes found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known. . Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of Getting Even, and The Law of Finders Keepers* "A wickedly awesome tale ... Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in childrens fiction." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Turnages lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters." - BOOKLIST , starred review. * "Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldnt put to good use." - Publishers Weekly, starred review