Girl On A Trail Of Clues

Author : Megan McDonald
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763652081

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Judy Moody, Girl Detective Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

It’s an honest-to-jeepers mystery! Agent Judy Drewdy sets out to solve the case of the missing puppy when a canine-cop-in-training vanishes into thin air. Judy Moody is in a mood. A sleuthing, Nancy Drew kind of mood. So what’s a WBMS (world’s best mystery solver) to do? Go find a mystery, that’s what! And she doesn’t have to snoop for long: when Mr. Chips, a beloved crime-dog-in-training, goes missing, Judy Drewdy and her chums, agents Dills Pickle (Frank), Spuds Houdini (Rocky), and James Madagascar (Stink) find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a real-life, scare-your-pants-off whodunit. Was Mr. Chips stolen by dirty dognappers? And why are chocolate chip cookies disappearing all over town? Watch out for red herrings—along with plenty of clever references to classic Nancy Drew mysteries—as Eagle Eye Moody and company are hot on the case! With a bonus story featuring the winner of the Judy Moody Ultimate Fan Contest!

Author : Julie Chappell,Mallory Young
Publisher : Springer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319472591

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Bad Girls and Transgressive Women in Popular Television, Fiction, and Film Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This collection of essays focuses on the representations of a variety of “bad girls”—women who challenge, refuse, or transgress the patriarchal limits intended to circumscribe them—in television, popular fiction, and mainstream film from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Perhaps not surprisingly, the initial introduction of women into Western cultural narrative coincides with the introduction of transgressive women. From the beginning, for good or ill, women have been depicted as insubordinate. Today’s popular manifestations include such widely known figures as Lisbeth Salander (the “girl with the dragon tattoo”), The Walking Dead’s Michonne, and the queen bees of teen television series. While the existence and prominence of transgressive women has continued uninterrupted, however, attitudes towards them have varied considerably. It is those attitudes that are explored in this collection. At the same time, these essays place feminist/postfeminist analysis in a larger context, entering into ongoing debates about power, equality, sexuality, and gender.

Author : Erin Kate Ryan
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593133453

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Quantum Girl Theory Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Part detective novel, part ghost story, this brilliant debut asks a tantalizing question: What really happens when a girl goes missing? “A thrilling, many-faceted, gothic novel: Erin Kate Ryan’s Quantum Girl Theory belongs in the same company as the work of Shirley Jackson and Carmen Maria Machado.”—Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—CrimeReads Mary Garrett has a gift for finding missing girls, a special kind of clairvoyance she calls “the sight.” Lured by a poster and the promise of a reward, she arrives at a small town in the Jim Crow South to discover that not one but three girls have vanished—two of whom are Black, and whose disappearances have gone uninvestigated outside their own community. She sets out to find them. As it turns out, Mary is herself a “missing girl.” In another life, she was a Bennington College sophomore named Paula Jean Welden, who disappeared one night in 1946. The case captivated the nation’s imagination, triggering front-page headlines, scores of dubious sightings, and a wave of speculation: Who was Paula Jean, really, and why had she disappeared? As Mary’s search for the three missing girls intensifies, so do the glimpses of Paula Jean’s other possible lives: She is a circus showgirl hiding from her past, a literary forger on the verge of being caught, a McCarthy-era informant in love with a woman she meets in a Communist cell. With the signals multiplying, the locals beginning to resent her presence, and threats coming from all sides, Mary wonders whether she can trust anyone—most of all herself. Both a captivating mystery and a powerful thought experiment, Quantum Girl Theory spins out a new way of seeing those who seem to disappear before our eyes.

Author : Owen Laukkanen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698194106

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The Forgotten Girls Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

They are the victims no one has ever cared about, until now. Agents Stevens and Windermere return in the blistering new crime novel from the fast-rising, multi-award-nominated suspense star. She was a forgotten girl, a runaway found murdered on the High Line train through the northern Rocky Mountains and, with little local interest, put into a dead file. But she was not alone. When Kirk Stevens and Carla Windermere of the joint FBI-BCA violent crime force stumble upon the case, they discover a horror far greater than anyone expected—a string of murders on the High Line, all of them young women drifters whom no one would notice. But someone has noticed now. Through the bleak midwinter and a frontier land of forbidding geography, Stevens and Windermere follow a frustratingly light trail of clues—and where it ends, even they will be shocked.

Author : Kathy Stinson
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550288896

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Seven Clues Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Matthew, bored when he is stuck at home, alone, over summer vacation with nothing to do in the small town of Pebble Creek, is suddenly drawn into a mystery when he receives a postcard pointing the way to a secret treasure.

Author : Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Girl Scouts
ISBN : UIUC:30112114046003

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Girl Scout Leader's Guide Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Author : Linda Ford
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488007842

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The Cowboy's City Girl Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Bride on the Ranch Beatrice Doyle came to Montana to escape her father's marriage plans for her—not to lasso herself a cowboy. Yet she can't ignore the sparks that fly between her and Levi Harding while she's at his family's ranch, caring for his injured stepmother. But opening her heart would mean sacrificing her quest for independence… After being rejected by the girl he hoped to marry, Levi vows never to love again. Nevertheless, he's drawn to big-city girl Beatrice. In her, the half–Native American rancher sees himself: someone a little bruised, a lot lonely. And when the two join forces to care for an orphaned girl, he yearns to heal their fractured hearts—and form the family they all long for. Montana Cowboys: These brothers live and love by the code of the West

Author : Patricia Reilly Giff
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781453220450

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The Trail of the Screaming Teenager Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

A day at the beach turns into another mystery for the Polka Dot Private Eye to solve! Dawn Bosco is excited about her trip to the beach. With her Polka Dot Private Eye box and her grandmother’s Marvelous Metal Finder, it’s going to be a great day! There are teenagers at the beach, too. One of them loses her almost-diamond necklace, and she says it’s been stolen. Can Dawn find the thief, or is the necklace gone forever? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1956-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101077344

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Nancy Drew 33: The Witch Tree Symbol Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

When a neighbor asks Nancy Drew to accompany her to an old uninhabited mansion, a new mystery opens ups, and danger lurks on the second floor. Nancy finds a witch tree symbol that leads her to Pennsylvania Dutch country in pursuit of a cunning and ruthless thief. The friendly welcome the young detective and her friends receive from the Amish people soon changes to hostility when it is rumored that Nancy is a witch! Superstition helps her adversary in his attempt to get her off his trail, but Nancy does not give up. Persistently she uncovers one clue after another. Nancy’s intelligence and sleuthing ability finally lead to the fascinating solution of this puzzling case.

Author : Jim Shomos
Publisher : Jim Shomos
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780645045840

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Three Women in November Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

‘Romantic, funny, confronting. An addictive story you have to read to the end.’ - Shannon M Marshall, Your Editing Stylists, 5* ‘Leo’s heart rolls from one potential car wreck to another. You want to close your eyes, but you just keep reading.’ Rosalie Ortiz, director/producer, 5* Based on a true story, Three Women in November sends you on safari into the complex jungle of contemporary relationships, with three high-achieving women and an almost extinct beast: a ro-man-tic. Award-winning mobile games pioneer, Leo, knows his soulmate is out there, yet connecting deeply with three women within three years is a romance miracle. Zoya, ambitious CEO of a government new-media agency in Canberra, didn’t have love on her agenda. Aysha, an in-demand psychotherapist, has never fallen for a client. Jade, partied from rock-chick to global academic, and gave up on love after her recent marriage breakdown. Leo is a one-woman guy, but one after the other, Zoya, then Aysha, then Jade, push his heart away until they resolve something major in their individual lives. Their self-imposed deadlines fall in the same month. Leo has a date with destiny and three women in November.

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780635118134

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The Creepy Campout Girl Scout Mystery Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Seriously, what's more fun than camping out?! Sleeping under the stars? Roasting hot dogs over an open fire? Biting into ooey-gooey s'mores? Telling ghost stories in the moonlight? Waking up to a magnificent sunrise coming over the horizon? When you read this book, you'll join a group of Girl Scouts on a spooky, spirited romp in the great outdoors. Besides having loads of fun, the girls in this story learn a lot about independence, trying new things, getting along with others, and surviving when away from the comforts of home. You'll learn those same lessons when you're camping out. And be assured that those experiences will turn into valuable nuggets of wisdom you and every other Girl Scout will take with you along the journey of life! So, settle into a comfortable chair and join our Girl Scouts as they get outside, get to work, get challenged, and giggle a LOT in the Creepy Campout Mystery! 1 Legendary Lizard, 1 Curious Cache, 1 Cryptic Lake, and 2 Dastardly Dudes equals one ominous outdoor adventure. Ella and her friend Kiara are excited about a weekend Girl Scout campout with big sister Avery and her friend Pari. But when Ella's sash goes missing shortly after their arrival, Ella becomes suspicious. Who took it? Was it another camper, or someone (or something!) else? Soon, the girls are drawn into an even greater mystery involving a mysterious madam, a ludicrous legend, and even a freaky, five-legged frog! What's really going on at Cryptic Lake??? Like all of Carole Marsh's Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor. The Creepy Campout Girl Scout Mystery also includes a built-in book club that includes Talk About It, Bring It To Life, a

Author : Melissa R. Klapper
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814749348

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Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860—1920 draws on a wealth of archival material, much of which has never been published—or even read—to illuminate the ways in which Jewish girls’ adolescent experiences reflected larger issues relating to gender, ethnicity, religion, and education. Klapper explores the dual roles girls played as agents of acculturation and guardians of tradition. Their search for an identity as American girls that would not require the abandonment of Jewish tradition and culture mirrored the struggle of their families and communities for integration into American society. While focusing on their lives as girls, not the adults they would later become, Klapper draws on the papers of such figures as Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah; Edna Ferber, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Showboat; and Marie Syrkin, literary critic and Zionist. Klapper also analyzes the diaries, memoirs, and letters of hundreds of other girls whose later lives and experiences have been lost to history. Told in an engaging style and filled with colorful quotes, the book brings to life a neglected group of fascinating historical figures during a pivotal moment in the development of gender roles, adolescence, and the modern American Jewish community.

Author : Sarah Thomas
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781487504885

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Inhabiting the In-Between Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Although children have proliferated in Spain's cinema since its inception, nowhere are they privileged and complicated in quite the same way as in the films of the 1970s and early 1980s, a period of radical political and cultural change for the nation as it emerged from almost four decades of repressive dictatorship under the rule of General Francisco Franco. In Inhabiting the In-Between: Childhood and Cinema in Spain's Long Transition, Sarah Thomas analyses the cinematic child within this complex historical conjuncture of a nation looking back on decades of authoritarian rule and forward to an uncertain future. Examining films from several genres by four key directors of the Transition - Carlos Saura, Antonio Mercero, Víctor Erice, and Jaime de Armiñán - Thomas explores how the child is represented as both subject and object, and self and other, and consistently cast in a position between categories or binary poles. She demonstrates how the cinematic child that materializes in this period is a fundamentally shifting, oscillating, ambivalent figure that points toward the impossibility of fully comprehending the historical past and the figure of the other, while inviting an ethical engagement with each.

Author : Sandra Block
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781455583782

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The Girl Without a Name Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

In what passes for an ordinary day in a psych ward, Dr. Zoe Goldman is stumped when a highly unusual case arrives. A young African American girl, found wandering the streets of Buffalo in a catatonic state, is brought in by police. No one has come forward to claim her, and all leads have been exhausted, so Zoe's treatment is the last hope to discover the girl's identity. When drugs prove ineffective and medical science seems to be failing, Zoe takes matters into her own hands to track down Jane Doe's family and piece together their checkered history. As she unearths their secrets, she finds that monsters hide where they are least expected. And now she must solve the mystery before it is too late. Because someone wants to make sure this young girl never remembers. The Girl Without a Name is a powerful novel of memory and forgetting, of unexpected friendship and understanding...and of the secrets we protect no matter the consequences.

Author : Bobbie Ann Mason
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 082031739X

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The Girl Sleuth Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The author of Feather Crowns examines the girl detective in her various guises--including Cherry Ames, Nancy Drew, and Trixie Belden--in a work first published in 1975 recalling a rural youth spent longing for mysteries. Reprint. UP.