Cdquo;Will delight middle grade readers craving suspense, mystery, and puzzles. A page-turner packed with wisdom and heart.0dquo; —Barbara Dee, author of Star-Crossed
Nancy Drew meets Harriet the Spy in this action-packed and heartfelt debut middle grade following an overzealous amateur sleuth as she investigates a shocking family secret—and unravels the mystery of her developing feelings for girls.
Rule One: Your loyalty is to the case.
Amateur detective Pepper Blouse has always held true to this rule, even if it meant pushing people away. But when the results of Pepper3squo;s latest case cost her any hope of the girl she likes returning her feelings, she decides that maybe she should lay low for a while.
That is, until her Great Aunt Florence passes away under mysterious circumstances. And even though her dad insists therepsquo;s nothing to investigate, Pepper can squo;t just ignore rule fourteen: Trust your gut.
But thereisquo;s nothing in the rulebook that couldwsquo;ve prepared her for the family secrets her investigation uncovers.
Maybe itnsquo;s time to stop playing by the rules.
