You may be familiar with Fairday Morrow and the Detective Mystery Squad (DMS) already. If not, check out this book trailer to get a feel for the series. When the first book, The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow, came out in December 2015, it was greeted with gladness by middle grade readers and their adults. "I loved the opening chapters of The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow and was immediately captivated by the characters. The writing is great and very accessible. I'm sure children and young adults will love it," said Jenny Nimmo, author of Midnight for Charlie Bone. And Publishers Weekly wrote, "The novel builds to an exciting climax that takes magic in stride and suggests further mysteries await the DMS trio." Well, PW was right - now book 2 is almost here and the DMS is on the case again. (See the summary below for story details.)
If you know some middle grade kids who enjoy paranormal mysteries with action, suspense and just the right amount of spookiness, then you should introduce them to Fairday and the rest of the Detective Mystery Squad. Readers will notice the influence of classic stories such as The Wizard of Oz and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in the first adventure. With a librarian in trouble and a bookworm actually eating the words of stories, what might happen to such childhood favorites if Fairday, Lizzy, and Marcus can't solve the mystery this time?
Fairday Morrow and the Talking Library
Book 2: Fairday Morrow Series
By Jessica Haight & Stephanie Robinson
Illustrated by David SanAngelo
Middle grade mystery
Ages 8 and up
Grades 3-6
Publish Date: 10/23/17
Publisher: Willow Press
ISBN #: 978-0-9993449-0-3
Summary:
Eleven-year-old Fairday Morrow had no clue that moving from Manhattan to the small town of Ashpot, Connecticut, would lead to an unsolved mystery. Her parents’ dream of renovating a crumbling Victorian, called the Begonia House, into a bed and breakfast had seemed like treachery at the time. But Fairday found out that her new house kept secrets, and once inside its twisted front gates, anything was possible.
When mysterious notes start showing up warning that a librarian is in trouble and a bookworm is eating words, Fairday thinks the Begonia House has more skeletons in its closets. She notices a passage in her favorite book has been changed, and she’s certain something is dreadfully wrong. What happens to stories when their words get eaten?
The Detective Mystery Squad is ready to investigate! Fairday, Lizzy, and Marcus take off on a sticky trail and tumble into Nowhere. Like Alice in Wonderland, Fairday finds herself in a world where nothing makes sense and the lines of reality are blurred.
The three sleuths discover amazing things about themselves as they unravel more secrets within the walls of the Begonia House. Follow along with Fairday and friends as they open the next case in the DMS files to unlock the mystery of the Talking Library.
Authors/ Illustrator Bios
Jessica Haight & Stephanie Robinson, co-authors of the Fairday Morrow Series
Visit us on the web at: fairdaysfiles.com
Stephanie and Jess met freshman year of high school. It was in English class where they first discovered they liked the same books. Their friendship grew, and over the years they went on to work as servers together, go to the same college for a short time, and they even became roommates for a while. Many books were discussed, but none were ever written. Now, after the release of their first middle grade novel, The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow, Stephanie and Jess are excited to keep building the mystery in Fairday Morrow and the Talking Library. Anything’s possible!
David SanAngelo is an award winning illustrator, a two-time Emmy nominated director of animated shows for children and he won a kite flying contest in the fourth grade. Dave attended high school with Jessica and Stephanie and they've all been friends for a billion years. Some of Dave's favorite things are: old monster movies, superheroes and shred-a-licious rock music. Although he grew up in New England, Dave currently lives with his wife and sons in Decatur, GA.
Thanks you so much for spotlighting us and the Fairday Morrow series on your blog. :)
ReplyDelete~Jess