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In the second of the series, Bailey Fish is surprised by a visit from a father she did not know and anr annoying half-sister Norma Jean. Norma Jean butts into Bailey's friends and activities. Bailey wants to have a club of just best friends--the No Sisters Sisters Club. Meanwhile, Bailey's young cat is snatched by an old woman in the woods, a developer tries to burn down a mysterious old house so he can get the land, Norma Jean sees the good in a bully, and Bailey isn't sure that her father isn't trying to kidnap her during a drive for ice cream. The book touches on real issues, Virginia history (Jack Jouett's ride and the Battle of Trevillians Station), and appreciating the environment.
Third book in award-winning Bailey Fish Adventure series for ages 8-12 features Bailey, 11, and her environmentalist grandmother, Sugar and their new neighbors the Keswicks. The Keswicks are fixing up once-elegant family home to live in and raise their adopted, homeschooled boys, Noah and Fred, both 12. As the kids, including Justin Rudd, a neighborhood boy with a reputation of being a bully, help with repairs, they find treasures. But one by one the treasures disappear and Justin becomes the prime suspect as Noah, Bailey and Fred try to solve the mystery. Embedded history includes Native Americans. Book includes pictures, maps, glossary, discussion questions and related Web and book resources.
This is the fourth in a series of contemporary fictional adventures that educate as they entertain. Each includes history that piques the characters' interest. The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase includes information on the settlement of Jamestown, plus maps and photographs, discussion questions, related Web sites, a glossary and suggested additional reading material.
Eleven-year-old Bailey Fish is abruptly sent to live with her grandmother in Virginia, but she gains courage from tales of her ancestral "wild women" and decides to become one too.
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