Pick Your Poison (Faithgirlz! / Boarding School Mysteries) [Paperback]

Kristi Holl (Author), Bruce Emmett (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 13, 2008 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

When a group of Jeri McKane's friends help Abby present a birthday dinner for her home-ec project, the party ends up in the trashcan ... literally. Is it just an unfortunate event, or have the friends been intentionally poisoned? Jeri's instinct says something isn't right, and the girls follow a trail that leads to some not-so-sweet evidence. Tween girls can wonder why God doesn't step in when meanness and injustice happens. This story helps them see how he often uses ordinary people to help uncover the truth!

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About the Author

Kristi Holl is a best-selling award-winning author of dozens of middle-grade novels. With additional background as an elementary school educator and instructor of writing for children, Kristi's books are on many recommended reading lists and have been nominated for numerous Children's Choice Awards. Kristi has three grown daughters and lives in Texas.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (May 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031071432X
• ISBN-13: 978-0310714323
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,155,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristi Holl's first middle-grade novel was published by Atheneum (1983). To date, Kristi has sold 34 middle-grade books (29 fiction and 5 nonfiction) and Writer's First Aid, an adult book to help writers survive the writing life. (Eleven of her books are mysteries; her Haunting of Cabin 13 won the Maryland Children's Book Award.)

She loves being around other writers. Kristi is a frequent speaker at SCBWI conferences and taught at the Highlights Foundation Chautauqua writing workshop in 1998 and 2004. Kristi's Writer's First Aid blog has 40,000 subscribers. "I love keeping in touch with other writers this way," she says. "They encourage me every bit as much as I try to encourage them."

Kristi has three grown daughters and three perfect grandchildren. Iowa born and raised, Kristi moved to Texas in 2003 to be near her kids and grandkids. She and husband live in San Antonio. "I do miss the four seasons and the snow, and I still scream for help when I spot a rattlesnake or scorpion," she admits. "But I wouldn't miss being near my family for anything in the world. I started writing when my kids were babies and toddlers--now it's just come full circle."

With an elementary teaching degree and 25 years as an instructor of writing for children, Kristi's books have been nominated for numerous Children's Choice Awards.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mystery Series, February 20, 2009

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Catherine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pick Your Poison (Faithgirlz! / Boarding School Mysteries) (Paperback)

This book is a real page turner, Kristi Holl knows how to write exciting mysteries and wonderful characters.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wholesome series for girls!, October 28, 2011

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Tonya "Tonya" (Alabama) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pick Your Poison (Faithgirlz! / Boarding School Mysteries) (Paperback)

My daughter has read all of the books in this series and loves them! And I love that they are faith based, and not full of the garbage that many books for pre-teens contain.