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| Book Description Sophie and Sam Shattenberg are two Jewish sisters from Queens, New York Both love knishes and kosher pickles Both have said "Im wawkin here!" to cab driversand meant it When thанрсэe unthinkable happens and their father dies, the girls are devastated Desperate to get away from their greedy stepmother, they withdraw their fathers money from the bank, pick up fake IDs, and hit the road All is well until their car breaks down outside of Venice, Iаячюыndiana, a town so isolated that the mechanic tells them, "You could get lost here forever" Which is exactly what they decide to do Sam and Sophie arrive in the small town of Venice, decide to stay, and try to blend in They get jobs, make friends, and practice "talking the talk" instead of "tawking the tawk" Then the most popular girl in townthe queen of the upcoming Rose Festivaldisappears The sisters were the last people to see her and so becбмыцчome prime suspects Sophie and Sam realize that theyre going to have to find the missing girl themselves if they want to clear their names Even if their names are fake. |
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| Book DescriptionAllow us to introduce Bianca Balducci, a normal fifteen-year-old girl attending a co-ed parochial school in Baltimore, Maryland She worries about her hair, her clothes, her would-be boyfriend ансджDoug
And solving real-life mysteries? Thats right! Watch out Nancy Drew, Bianca is on the caseand this case revolves around Sadie Sinclair, the new girl Bianca has gone out of her way to befriend, only to discover that shes more than a little odd, and hiding somаяшкьething really BIG! Did someone actually see Sadie, whos only fifteen, driving a car? Why did she freak out at the idea of playing the lead in the school play? And why is Sadie being stalked by a nefarious duo of grown-ups? To figure out what's causing Sadie's perpetual weirdness, Bianca enlists the help of her private-eye sister Connie, her best friendand planner extraordinaireKerrie, and eventually her boyfriend-in-waiting Doug Before too long, Bianca & Company realize thaбмыщt Sadie is involved in something quite serious, and Bianca, unable to contain her desire to know the truth, finds herself tangled in more and more messes, with almost no time left for homework, or for the dreamy Doug Just before time runs out on helping her new friend, Bianca finally uncovers Sadies secrets, and, in the process, learns a lesson or two that all do-gooder sleuths would benefit from learning themselves Combining slapstick with intelligent wit, Uncovering Sadie's Secrets is a delightful, thoroughly entertaining mystery that pulls, grabs, and sticks while providing laugh-out-loud moments and smiles throughout. |
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