Spooky Sleuths #3: Don't Go Near the Water! - Softcover

Deen, Natasha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593488938 ISBN 13: 9780593488935

Publisher: Random House Children's Books, 2023

Synopsis

A strange woman seems to have eerie control over people. Is it science . . . or strange and ghostly? Find out in this new spooky chapter book series, Spooky Sleuths. <p/>Asim's field trip is freaking him out! His class is on a boat, exploring the Salish Sea, when he sees a pale, scowling woman staring at him from under the water. Asim's friend Rokshar thinks it's just a seal. She always finds a scientific explanation for the strange things that happen in town. <p/>But when Asim's dad hears otherworldly music coming from the water, he feels so drawn to it that he tries to throw himself in! Could a fairmaid--a mermaid from Guyanese folklore--be to blame? <p/>Find out . . . if you dare! Don't miss this new series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

About this title

About the Author

Natasha Deen has written more than a dozen books for young readers. After spending her early childhood in Guyana, she moved to Calgary in Alberta, Canada, which she found terribly exciting until she met her first minus-forty-degree winter day, at which point she began to question the sanity of the grown-ups around her. She lives in Edmonton, and keeps warm with tea and cupcakes. Find out more at natashadeen.com and follow her on Twitter @natasha_deen. <p/>Lissy Marlin is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling illustrator from the Dominican Republic with a simple mission: to bring a little bit of magic to everyday life, one piece of art at a time! Presently, she spends her days as a freelance illustrator, and her work includes character design, graphic novels, picture books, and fun middle-grade novels such as Neil Patrick Harris's the Magic Misfits series. She lives in Philadelphia. Find out more at lissymarlin.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593488938
• ISBN 13: 9780593488935
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Marlin Lissy
• Number of pages: 112