Cabin Creek Mysteries #2: The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake [Mass Market Paperback]

Kristiana Gregory (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2008 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Cabin Creek Mysteries (Book 2)

Action! Intrigue! Cliffhangers! With a riveting overarching series storyline and a mini-mystery in each title, Cabin Creek gives readers what they crave: immediate answers AND ongoing suspense. Every book reveals clues, adds layers, and finds the characters investigating, plotting, and unraveling clues. They'll need their wits, their courage, and their gadgets to get to the bottom of the many mysteries of Lost Island and Grizzly Paw Wilderness.

This is #2 in the series.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kristiana Gregory is the bestselling author of many Dear America titles, including Across the Lonesome Prairie and Seeds of Hope. Her novel Jenny of the Tetons won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award. The Cabin Creek Mysteries are based on bedtime stories she told her sons when they were young and restless. Kristiana lives in Boise, Idaho.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439929512
• ISBN-13: 978-0439929516
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristiana Gregory grew up in Manhattan Beach, California, two blocks from the ocean. She's always loved to make up stories [ask her family!], telling her younger siblings whoppers that would leave them wide-eyed and shivering. Her first rejection letter at age ten was for a poem she wrote in class when she was supposed to be doing a math assignment. She's had a myriad of odd jobs: telephone operator, lifeguard, camp counselor, reporter, book reviewer & columnist for the LA Times, and finally author.

"Jenny of the Tetons" [Harcourt] won the Golden Kite Award in 1989 and was the first of two-dozen historical novels for middle grade readers. "Bronte's Book Club" [Holiday House] is set in a town by the sea and is inspired by the girls' book club she led for several years. "My Darlin' Clementine" [HH] takes place in an Idaho mining camp of 1866, based on the song of that name.

Her popular "Cabin Creek Mysteries" are from stories she told her sons when they were little and needed a bribe to go to bed. All she needed to say was, "Do you guys want to hear a Jeff and David story?" and boom they were there. Kristiana's most recent title is "Cannons At Dawn" in Scholastic's Dear America series, a sequel to the best-selling "The Winter of Red Snow," which was made into a movie for the HBO Family Channel.

Kristiana and her husband have two adult sons, and live in Idaho with their two golden retrievers. In her spare time she loves to swim, walk, read, and hang out with friends. She's trying to learn to knit, but isn't yet having much success.

Check out Kristiana's blogs at http://notesfromthesunroom.blogspot.com/ for behind-the-scenes stories about her books, and with photos from her childhood.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing mystery, May 15, 2010

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D. Moran "Okie Teacher" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cabin Creek Mysteries #2: The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake (Mass Market Paperback)

My second graders enjoyed this book. I used the book with my top readers in a guided reading group. We would read in class and they would read for homework as well. I looked forward to our discussions each day over the nightly reading. The book was used in conjunction with a crime week so the mystery just enhanced the learning. Their enthusiasm and eagerness to read more and more told me it was a winner!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good series, my son enjoys it, June 24, 2008

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gerryg (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cabin Creek Mysteries #2: The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake (Mass Market Paperback)

My son liked this one - it was a quick read for him, but he still reported he liked it. Legend of Skull Cliff was his favorite.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars teen books-, January 7, 2009

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Kathleen Frazier (Milwaukee, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cabin Creek Mysteries #2: The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake (Mass Market Paperback)

Cabin Creek Mysteries- Bought this as a Christmas gift. Great book, came in excellent condition & arrived faster than I thought it would. My niece loved it.