Three Times Lucky, Sheila Turnage
Three Times Lucky, Sheila Turnage
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Three Times Lucky

Author: Sheila Turnage

Narrator: Michal Friedman

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/02/2012


Synopsis

A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime

Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's 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.

Full of wisdom, humor, and grit, this timeless yarn will melt the heart of even the sternest Yankee.

About The Author

Sheila Turnage grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina. A graduate of East Carolina University, she authored two nonfiction books and one picture book before she started writing about Mo LoBeau and Dale. Three Times Lucky is a Newbery Honor book, a New York Times bestseller, an Edgar Award Finalist, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor book, and was included on seven Best Book of the Year lists. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, the follow-up to Three Times Lucky, has so far garnered five starred reviews. Today Sheila lives on a farm with her husband, a smart dog, a dozen chickens, and a flock of guineas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on May 02, 2012

The Southern Girl Novel. It’s pretty much a genre in and of itself in the children’s literary world. Some years produce more of them than others but they all tend to follow the same format. Sleepy town plus spunky girl equals mild hijinks, kooky townspeople, self-awakening, etc. After a while they a......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on August 17, 2012

It's got drinking and cussing and bad parenting and neglect and murder and child labor. It's also perfect. Every word counts. We need more books like this.......more

Goodreads review by Parmida R. A. on November 12, 2021

Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on February 03, 2021

"Never underestimate the power of stupid, Dale." Finding a new favorite book from a random peruse of my library's audiobook offerings is one of my favorite things to do. I never know what I'm going to find. Middle-grade murder mystery wasn't on my list, but gosh I adored this soooo much. I haven't......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on October 16, 2020

Somehow the story did not come together for me, despite many strengths. I’m not even sure I want to speculate what went wrong because it may just come down to individual tastes, individual reactions to the particular mix. I’ll spare a little time though, describing it, in case you can ascertain where......more


Quotes

"The heroine of Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky is so plucky that young readers may wish she lived next door."—Wall Street Journal, Best Chapter Books of 2012

"An irresistible Southern narrator—a literary descendant of Scout Finch of 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'"—Newsday, Top 12 Children's books of 2012

"What do you get when you combine Because of Winn-Dixie's heart with the mystery and action of Holes?...a wickedly awesome tale of an 11-year-old girl with more spirit and gumption than folks twice her age. Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children's fiction."—Kirkus, starred review

"Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use...But it's Mo's wry humor that makes this first novel completely memorable."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Turnage's lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters."— Booklist, starred review

"Quick-thinking and precocious Mo LoBeau is hilarious in this modern-day mystery...this book will leave readers hoping for more books about Mo and her gang."—School Library Journal

"A dandy mystery...Humor sweetens the mix, making Tupelo Landing a pleasant place to stay for a spell."—Horn Book

"Mo's deadpan colloquial narration is robust and often humorous...Mystery lovers and fans of titles like Di Camillo's Because of Winn-Dixie (BCCB 6/00) or Klise's Grounded (BCCB 1/11) will definitely want to set a spell with Mo."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A vivid, multilayered story which will appeal to both skilled and reluctant readers of either gender. Elements of mystery, romance, secret identities, and long-unspoken small-town secrets blend into a literary stew that becomes compulsively readable as so many tales alternately unravel and combine."—VOYA

Newbery Honor winner

New York Times bestseller


Awards

  • Colorado Children's Book Award
  • Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel
  • Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award
  • Georgia Children's Book Award
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award
  • Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
  • SIBA Book Award
  • South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award
  • Washington Sasquatch Reading Program
  • West Virginia Children's Book Award