Frankie Dupont and the Lemon Festival Fiasco (Frankie Dupont Mysteries Book 2)
Written by Julie Ann Grasso
Illustrated by Alexander Avellino
Frankie Dupont is a pint-sized detective who wears a fedora and is accompanied by his trusty dog, Sherlock. His dad, Inspector Cluesome, has provided the incentive for his ten year old son to follow in his footsteps. In his first book of adventures, Frankie solved the mystery of Elderby Manor. He returns to that setting in Book 2 to solve the mystery of what happened to the lemon orchard.
At the outset the reader meets Frankie and Sherlock attending the new composite class at Maizon Valley Elementary School. His cousin, Kat, and friend Amy will again use their smarts to help Frankie solve the case. Almost as soon as class begins, Miss Chestnut presents a lemon meringue pie to the new head teacher, Mr. Mulberry, who immediately becomes ill. Frankie is determined to find out why.
When Miss Chestnut brings the class to the lemon orchard at Elderby Manor to pick lemons for the festival, everyone living and working there is under suspicion, One by one Frankie and his friends interrogate suspects and use their detective equipment to eliminate the innocent and find the culprit. There are enough twists and turns to keep the plot interesting and the reader guessing, and the characters are believable and humorous. The illustrator, Andrew Avellino, presents charming pencil drawings for each chapter. Book length is just around 100 pages, perfect for the eight to twelve age group. Look forward to joining Frankie again in Book 3 when the science fair will be sabotaged. Available in kindle and paperback editions.
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7 responses to “BOOK BLITZ – LEMON FESTIVAL FIASCO”
Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews
June 10th, 2015 at 19:40
Glad you enjoyed the book Barbara! Thanks so much for taking part in the blitz. 🙂
bamauthor
June 10th, 2015 at 22:27
You’re welcome. The book was delightful!
Julie Grasso
June 10th, 2015 at 23:10
Thanks so much Barbara for once again your lovely review and support. Much appreciated.
bamauthor
June 12th, 2015 at 12:27
You are welcome. Your books are always a good read!
mommynificent
June 18th, 2015 at 13:05
My daughter and I just finished reading this one. It was a lot of fun! Thanks for linking up with Booknificent Thursday last week. Unfortunately, my site is down so there won’t be a link-up this week. I hope to be back up and running next week and hope to see you there!
Tina
charliegirlteachergirl
June 25th, 2015 at 17:04
Frankie is always finding something to get himself into! I really enjoyed this book. I’m looking forward to the third installment, too!
bamauthor
June 25th, 2015 at 23:28
Me too!
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