Lark and the Diamond Caper

Natasha Deen

Description

Rookie detectives Lark and Connor Ba are back on the case!

When a pair of diamond earrings goes missing from the neighborhood general store, Lark and Connor just happen to be in the right place at the right time. Carefully mining the adults for clues, the twin sleuths work together to solve the mystery.

Lark and the Diamond Caper is the second title in the Lark Ba Detective series. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Sujets

• 6-12 ans
• Toute la fiction jeunesse
• Detective Stories
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Mysteries

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 19 septembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• EAN13: 9781459814011
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

and LARK the DIAMOND CAPER

NATASHA DEEN Illustrated by MARCUS CUTLER

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and LARK the DIAMOND CAPER

NATASHA DEEN Illustrated by MARCUS CUTLER

Text copyright © Natasha Deen2 0 1 7 Illustrations copyright © Marcus Cutler2017

Published in Canada and the United States in2 0 1 7by Orca Book Publishers. orcabook.com

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Deen, Natasha, author Lark and the diamond caper / Natasha Deen; illustrated by Marcus Cutler. (Orca echoes) Issued in print and electronic formats. isbn 978-1-4598-1400-4(softcover).—isbn 978-1-4598-1401-1(pdf).— isbn 978-1-4598-1402-8(epub) I. Cutler, Marcus, illustrator II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes ps8607.e444l35 2017jc813'.6 c2017-900817-x c2016-900818-8

Library of Congress Control Number:2017933030

Summary: In this early chapter book, Lark and her brother, Connor, find the culprit when a pair of diamond earrings goes missing from the general store. A free teacher guide for this title is available at orcabook.com.

Orca Book Publishers is committed to reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources in the making of our books. We make every effort to use materials that support a sustainable future.

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Marcus Cutler Author photo by Curtis Comeau

Printed and bound in Canada.

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For Alida

Chapter One

My name is Lark Ba, and I have butterflies in my

stomach. Not really. That would be awful for the

butterflies. And it wouldn’t be much fun for me

either. Butterflies in my stomach is something my

halmoni — that’s Korean forgrandmother — says.

It means I’m really excited or nervus nerevhus

nervous. Right now, I am both.

Yesterday my brother, Connor, and me solved

our very first mystery! Which was amazing,

because Connor is my younger brother. I’m older

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by ten whole minutes, which is a lot of minutes,

and I didn’t think he would be such a great

big help.

Our case was the bestest. The librarian, Mrs.

Robinson, had lost the key to the library. We found

it. That made us investigators, which made me

so happy. Especially because investigator rimes

ryms rhymes with alligator, and I love those.

Today was going to be an even better, more

exciting day. Today Connor and I were going to

solve another mystery. I was excited because I

didn’t know what kind of mystery it would be. But

that wasn’t why I had butterflies in my stomach.

I had butterflies in my stomach because Connor

and I had to practice our magic trick for our

family talent night.

Family talent night is about learning to do

something unyoushal unujual unusual or cool.

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Dad calls iteveryday magic. Once a month,

Mom and Dad decorate our living room with

colored lights and put on old-folks’ music. Then

we have a contest to see who can perform the

coolest trick. Last month Dad won, because

he fit thirty cheese crackers in his mouth. The

time before, Mom won for making a hula hoop

spin around her waist for a million years!

Okay, maybe not that long, but it was a long

time! Connor and I are determined to win this

family talent night. We are going to practice and

practice and practice until we are the bestest.

At least, we were going to practice as soon

as we figured out what trick to do. “I think I

should saw you in half,” I said. “That would be

a great trick.”

“No way.” Connor shook his head. “You’re

clumsy and klutzy and — ”

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