内容简介
ANewberyHonorBookAhilariousSoutherndebutwiththekindofcharactersyoumeetonceinalifetimeRisingsixthgraderMissMosesLoBeaulivesinthesmalltownofTupeloLanding,NC,whereeveryone'sbusinessisfairgameandnosecretissacred.Shewashedashoreinahurricaneelevenyearsago,andshe'sbeenmakingwaveseversince.AlthoughMohopessomedaytofindher"upstreammother,"she'sfoundahomewiththeColonel--acaféownerwithaforgottenpastofhisown--andMissLana,thefabulouscaféhostess.Shewillprotectthosesheloveswitheverybitofherstrongwillandtoughattitude.Sowhenalawmancomestotownaskingaboutamurder,Moandherbestfriend,DaleEarnhardtJohnsonIII,setouttouncoverthetruthinhopesofsavingtheonlyfamilyMohaseverknown.Fullofwisdom,humor,andgrit,thistimelessyarnwillmelttheheartofeventhesternestYankee.*“Awickedlyawesometale…MoLoBeauisdestinedtobecomeastandoutcharacterinchildren’sfiction.”—KirkusReviews,starredreview*“Turnage’slivelynovelfeaturesadistinctivevoiceandacommunityofidiosyncraticcharacters.”—Booklist,starredreview*"Hereisawriterwhohasnevermetametaphororsimileshecouldn'tputtogooduse."—PublishersWeekly,starredreview
作者简介
SheilaTurnagegrewuponafarmineasternNorthCarolina.AgraduateofEastCarolinaUniversity,sheauthoredtwononfictionbooksandonepicturebookbeforeshestartedwritingaboutMoLoBeauandDale.ThreeTimesLuckyisaNewberyHonorbook,aNewYorkTimesbestseller,anEdgarAwardFinalist,anE.B.WhiteRead-AloudHonorbook,andwasincludedonsevenBestBookoftheYearlists.TheGhostsofTupeloLanding,thefollow-uptoThreeTimesLucky,hassofargarneredfivestarredreviews.TodaySheilalivesonafarmwithherhusband,asmartdog,adozenchickens,andaflockofguineas.,,