In a small town called Tupelo Landing Mo lives with her adopted parents. Her adopted parents, Miss Lana and the Colonel, own a cafe that Mo works at with her best friend Dale. 11 years ago Mo is washed up in Tupelo Landing during a Hurricane. The same day the Colonel is in a car accident and looses his memory. In the present setting of the novel Mr. Jesse is found murdered. Mo and Dale must work together to solve the murder.
Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries)
By Sheila Turnage
Book 1 of 4 in the
Tupelo Landing Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 8 | W | 3.9 | 62217 |
Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor book.
A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime
Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known.
Full of wisdom, humor, and grit, this timeless yarn will melt the heart of even the sternest Yankee.
A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime
Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known.
Full of wisdom, humor, and grit, this timeless yarn will melt the heart of even the sternest Yankee.
Publisher: Dial Books
ISBN-13: 9780803736702
ISBN-10: 0803736703
Published on 5/10/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (235)
An amazing book that sends you through a whirl wind of mystery, adventure, and friendship. A girl named Mo was washed ashore as a baby and taken in by the Colonel and Miss Lana. She works with her "adopted" family at a there cafe. The Colonel is also a person with an unknown past. He lost his memory in a car crash on the same day Mo was washed ashore. In present time in the story a man named Mr. Jesse is murdered on his boat. Mo and her best friend Dale work together to solve the mystery.
I love how suspenseful this book is and how there is a mystery stated out in the first few chapters. It makes you want to read the book until the end, so you can find out the mystery!
I love this book!!!So good. love how Sheila Turnage did this whole story.I first thought that this story was going to be boring but it turned out that this book was really good!!!!
I love this book since it always makes you want to read more to find out more. Great book, it makes me laugh and sometimes make me fell excited.
Mo washed up shore 11 years ago in Tupelo Landing where the colonel and Miss Lana take Mo in. They run the cafe. So far Mo's summer is good she takes karate with her best friend Dale.Suddenly her summer took a twist a hurricane and a murder happens in town. Dale and Mo are destined to solve the case. Will they solve the case? Find out more when you read the book.
Three times lucky seems like one of those books that are very spectacular in their own way because of the way that it weaves together an intriguing and mysterious tale that would be hard to find anywhere else.
three times lucky is a great book but can be kinda confusing in the beginning. i admit i was a little bored with the first couple chapters but as soon as you get into the book its great
I want to read this so bad.
Three Times Lucky is filled with determination and courage. I can relate to Dale; a child who shows kindness and innocence even when life throws you curve balls. This is a book is filled with mystery and danger, but not to scary.