The Tiara on the Terrace, Kristen Kittscher
The Tiara on the Terrace, Kristen Kittscher
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The Tiara on the Terrace

Author: Kristen Kittscher

Narrator: Amanda Philipson

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/05/2016

Synopsis

In this funny, clever novel, perfect for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch and Gordon Korman and a companion to The Wig in the Window, tween sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang go undercover at Luna Vista's Winter Sun Festival to catch a murderer before he—or she—strikes again.Sophie Young and Grace Yang have been taking it easy ever since they solved the biggest crime Luna Vista had ever seen. But things might get interesting again now that everyone is gearing up for the 125th annual Winter Sun Festival—a town tradition that involves floats, a parade, and a Royal Court made up of local high school girls.When Festival president Jim Steptoe turns up dead on the first day of parade preparations, the police blame a malfunctioning giant s'more feature on the campfire-themed float. But the two sleuths are convinced the mysterious death wasn't an accident.Young and Yang must trade their high tops for high heels and infiltrate the Royal Court to solve the case. But if they fail, they might just be the next victims.

About Kristen Kittscher

Kristen Kittscher is a writing tutor in Pasadena, California, where she lives with her husband. The 2014 James Thurber House Children's Writer-in-Residence and a graduate of Brown University, she taught middle-school English for many years. She is the author of The Tiara on the Terrace and The Wig in the Window.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

Best friends and middle-grade crime-fighting duo Sophie Young and Grace Yang return in this second adventure, following up on their debut in The Wig in the Window. This time the young sleuths become involved in a murder-mystery when the president of The Winter Sun Festival - an important annual......more

Goodreads review by McCormick

Tiara on the Terrace is an awesome middle grade mystery about friendship, changing perspectives of adult power, and the difficulties of navigating the shift from childhood to adolescence all set within the confines of a ridiculously fun mystery. I got to read an early version, and fell in love with......more

Goodreads review by Jen

We were lucky enough to get an advance copy of this book and, after being such big fans of WIG IN THE WINDOW, my three children literally fought over who got to read it first (Sigh. I'm such a nice mom for giving them first dibs- and for refereeing the fight). They all zoomed through it and declared......more

Goodreads review by K.L.

I received an ARC for an honest review. The second book to The Wig in the Window and I loved this middle-grade adventure just as much, if not more because the main characters feel even more familiar to me. Sophie Young and Grace Yang, the tween super sleuths, are at it again and they’ve brought ano......more

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