The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, Sheila Turnage
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, Sheila Turnage
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The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing

Author: Sheila Turnage

Narrator: Lauren Fortgang

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2014

Synopsis

The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky

Small towns have rules. One is, you got to stay who you are -- no matter how many murders you solve.

When Miss Lana makes an Accidental Bid at the Tupelo auction and winds up the mortified owner of an old inn, she doesn't realize there's a ghost in the fine print. Naturally, Desperado Detective Agency (aka Mo and Dale) opens a paranormal division to solve the mystery of the ghost's identity. They've got to figure out who the ghost is so they can interview it for their history assignment (extra credit). But Mo and Dale start to realize that the Inn isn't the only haunted place in Tupelo Landing. People can also be haunted by their own past. As Mo and Dale handily track down the truth about the ghost (with some help from the new kid in town), they discover the truth about a great many other people, too.

A laugh out loud, ghostly, Southern mystery that can be enjoyed by readers visiting Tupelo Landing for the first time, as well as those who are old friends of Mo and Dale.

About The Author

Sheila Turnage grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina. A graduate of East Carolina University, she authored two nonfiction books and one picture book before she started writing about Mo LoBeau and Dale. Three Times Lucky is a Newbery Honor book, a New York Times bestseller, an Edgar Award Finalist, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor book, and was included on seven Best Book of the Year lists. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, the follow-up to Three Times Lucky, has so far garnered five starred reviews. Today Sheila lives on a farm with her husband, a smart dog, a dozen chickens, and a flock of guineas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on January 21, 2014

Three Times Lucky felt like a complete story. I’m always skeptical of follow-ups to successful books. Are they a story the author had in mind or a way to capitalize on a previous success? More often than not, these companions feel more like the latter. Not the case with Sheila Turnage’s Ghosts of Tu......more

Goodreads review by David on August 09, 2016

I've been doing a read-aloud book before school with my grandson for several years. He is in second grade, and enjoys a chapter or two of a book he has picked each weekday morning with his breakfast. This one has given me a chance to use my adopted Tarheel accent (I attended college in North Carolin......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on February 04, 2021

if that wasn't the most wholesome ghost mystery I've ever read I don't know what was mo and dale mean everything to me re-read 2021: "Hey, Nellie," I said. "Thanks for dropping by." The cloud slowed into a vaguely human form, a slender girl in pigtails and an old-fashioned dress. Dale elbowed me. "Gran......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on February 24, 2016

This is just really fun. The main character, Mo (full name Moses), is a crime detecting 12 year old with her best friend Dale in tow. They're an odd bunch--Mo has a strong command of vocabulary, and Dale takes things literally so much that Mo must always whisper, "rhetorical," when he starts to answ......more

Goodreads review by Monica on February 02, 2014

Too early to review or star (as it isn't out till 2014), but I LOVED it.......more

Quotes

"The perspicacious Mo LoBeau is at it again!. . . humor and action abound."—School Library Journal, starred review

"Just as its predecessor did, this sequel shines thanks to Turnage's deft, lyrical language and engaging characters."—Kirkus, starred review

"Turnage's ability to create convincing characters and her colorful use of language combine to make this a fresh, droll, rewarding trip to Tupelo Landing."—Booklist, starred review

"The budding detective has clearly taken to heart something her foster mother always emphasizes: 'All the world's a stage, sugar, so hop on up there.'"—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"With less real danger here than in the first book, some Scooby Doo twists, and a bona fide ghost, this is sure to please both fans and readers new to Mo, who remains as quotable as she is lovable. . . .we certainly hope there is more to come from the Desperado Detectives."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

"A rollicking sequel."—Wall Street Journal

A 2015 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee



PRAISE FOR THREE TIMES LUCKY:
 •  Newbery Honor
 •  New York Times bestseller
 •  Edgar Award Finalist
 •  EB White Read-Aloud Award Honor Book

"What do you get when you combine Because of Winn-Dixie's heart with the mystery and action of Holes?...Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children's fiction."—Kirkus, starred review

"Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Turnage's lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters."—Booklist, starred review

"The heroine of Sheila Turnage's "Three Times Lucky" is so plucky that young readers may wish she lived next door."—Wall Street Journal

"A literary descendant of Scout Finch of "To Kill a Mockingbird"—Mo LoBeau announces this novel's mystery from behind the counter of the Tupelo Diner: 'There's been a murder and we're out of soup.'"—Newsday

Awards

  • Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award
  • North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • SIBA Book Award
  • South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
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