The Stranger Next Door - Hardcover

Kehret, Peg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525468293 ISBN 13: 9780525468295

Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books, 2002

Synopsis

When fires are set and street signs get knocked down in the community, newcomer Rocky thinks that it may have something to do with him and his family while another newcomer, Alex, wonders why Rocky and his family would ever generate such acts of violence.

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Review:

"Kehret packs a lot of action and tension in this easy-to-handle mystery."

aReaders will be caught up in the action...as they are amused by Peteas astute observations and adroit detective work.a a"Kirkus Reviews"

Readers will be caught up in the action...as they are amused by Pete s astute observations and adroit detective work. "Kirkus Reviews"

?Readers will be caught up in the action...as they are amused by Pete's astute observations and adroit detective work.? ?"Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author:

Peg Kehret was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Minnesota, spent fourteen years in California, and now lives with her husband in Washington State. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, one dog, and one cat.

Peg's novels for children are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children's Book Council. She has won many state "young reader" or "children's choice" awards. Peg's characters are ordinary kids who find themselves in exciting situations and who use their wits to solve their problems. There is usually humor as well as suspense in her books. A long-time volunteer at The Humane Society, she often uses animals in her stories.

Before she began writing books for children, Peg published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.

At the age of twelve, Peg had polio and was paralyzed from the neck down. Because she can remember that experience and her year of recovery so vividly, she finds it easy to write in the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen year old. Most of her main characters are that age. Her autobiography, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Children's Literature.

When she is not writing, Peg likes to watch baseball, bake cookies, and pump her old player piano.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0525468293
• ISBN 13: 9780525468295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 162