Name: Three Times Lucky
ISBN: 9780803736702

Sheila Turnage

Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a cafâe and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.

Three Times Lucky

Melissa Palmer

Book #89 Read in 2013
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (YA)

Mo was found as a baby in the water during a hurricane by the Colonel. She was taken in by him and Miss Lana and raised as their own. They own a café in a small town and Mo is wise beyond her years. When a murder happens, Mo and her friend Dale decide to do their own investigation. The stakes are raised even higher when the Colonel and Miss Lana are involved as well.

Mo reminded me of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. She was a great character--intelligent, gutsy and a little crusty around the edges. This book read to me like it was set in the 1960s so when George Clooney was referred to early on in the book, I was a bit thrown. I enjoyed the writing style of this book...great characters, good mystery, some gritty issues mixed in with humor and a town that was truly connected.

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Jeni Enjaian

I really enjoyed this book and the unique cast of characters. This book was not something on my original to-read list, simply a book in my classroom that I picked up so I could have something to read while my students read. 
Turnage creates incredibly nuanced characters that leave you begging for more, wanting Mo to find her Upstream Mother. I find it quite a relief that more books exist with these characters. I will seek them out for sure.
I would definitely recommend these books to my students.

Maddie

This is an amazing book!!! It was like Nancy Drew except it was so funny! I definitely recommend it for people who love Nancy Drew and humor.

Three Times Lucky

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