Skull Creek Stakeout - Jones, Eddie

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Résumé :
Purple Dragonfly Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction First published by Zonderkidz The good news is, vampires aren't real. The bad news is...you can't believe the news. Nick Caden is a normal fourteen-year-old kid with a supernatural knack for finding trouble, ghosts, vampires, and all sorts of undead-or so it seems. After solving the ghost story murder at Deadwood Canyon, Nick lands a job as a roving reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, a website on paranormal or supernatural disturbances. When the editor sends Nick to investigate a murder in Transylvania, North Carolina, the young super sleuth finds a corpse with fangs, bite marks and a stake driven through the heart. If Nick proves vampires are real, his job as an investigative journalist is set for life! But once he begins to peel back the clues Nick finds his new job is not only scary and dangerous but about to suck the life out of him. This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures....

Biographie:
Eddie is an award-winning author of YA fiction with a knack for crafting suspenseful mysteries and humorous adventures that captivate young readers. Known for his witty storytelling and creative world-building, Eddie is the author of The Caribbean Chronicles, a time-travel pirate fantasy adventure series, and The Caden Chronicles, a supernatural mystery series praised for their wholesome, faith-based, and humorous approach. A seasoned writer, Eddie's work has earned multiple Selah Awards for tween/teen YA fiction, the INSPY Award, and the Moonbeam Children's Book Award.Outside of writing, Eddie is a devoted father of two boys, an avid sailor, and a pirate at heart who loves to surf. Married to a girl he met at a stoplight in West Palm Beach during spring break-a long time ago in a Ford Galaxy far, far away-Eddie infuses a great sense of humor and imagination into everything he writes....

Sommaire:
? Purple Dragonfly Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction ? When Nick finds a body on a golf course with fangs, bite marks, and a hole in its chest, he wonders: Is the victim a vampire? Nick is about to learn there is blood that gives eternal life and it has nothing to do with Dracula. Nick Caden has a supernatural knack for finding trouble, and his relentless search for the truth leads him into worlds of darkness with grave consequences and really creepy mysteries. After solving the Deadwood ghost story, Nick lands a job as a roving reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, a website on paranormal disturbances. When the editor sends Nick to Transylvania, North Carolina, Nick finds there is a type of blood that gives eternal life but it has nothing to do with death, darkness, and corpses in caskets. Is the victim a real vampire? Or will Nick find that his new job is about to suck the life out of him? Some facts and truths will scare the life out of us and that can be a good thing. Complete the Official Criminal Inquiry to see if you have the makings of a super sleuth. With questions at the back of the book, you can fill in the answers while you read. When finished, your book report should be thorough enough to catch a crook! Parents can trust the Caden Chronicles to be safe reading for children. There is no sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language, only a wee bit of humor and stories that point readers to the best-selling book of all time. Skull Creek Stakeout is an excellent book for tween, teens, and young adults who love a good mystery adventure....