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Twelve-year-old Kassy O’Roarke wants to win the Thompson prize at her school newspaper. Her pesky little brother Percy and his key-stealing ferret try to help . . . and that’s when the trouble begins.Winner of the Gertrude Warner GRAND PRIZE for...

Cedric Willow is a middle-aged journalist and senior warden at St. Bartholomew by the Lake, a small Episcopal parish in Minneapolis. St. Bart's church is a widely admired icon of mid-century modern architecture, but its congregation is aging and...

Just days before her thirteenth birthday, Kassy’s only wish is to escape from the cramped tent she shares with her brother and his farting ferret, her not-quite stepsister and her squirmin’ vermin puppy . . . and a miniature goat with an appetite for...

Pets are disappearing from Lemon Tree Heights. With her family’s petting zoo at stake, Kassy has to stop the dognapping ring, and fast.Hot on the trail of a missing cockapoo, Kassy discovers a mysterious key and a treasure map hidden inside a wall....