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Spooky Sleuths #4: Fire in the Sky

Illustrated by Lissy Marlin
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5.19"W x 7.63"H x 0.28"D   | 3 oz | 48 per carton
On sale Jul 11, 2023 | 112 Pages | 9780593488966
Age 7-10 years
Reading Level: Lexile 500L | Fountas & Pinnell T
There are mysterious explosions near the old abandoned houses in town. Is it science . . . or is it something strange and ghostly? Find out in the latest installment to the spooky chapter book series Spooky Sleuths.

Asim’s friend Max is in danger! Asim is sure some sort of supernatural being—a witch, maybe?—is after Max. Rokshar, the levelheaded one of the group, thinks the woman is a scientist using kids for her experiments! Either way, Max is in trouble, and it’s up to Asim and Rokshar to keep him safe.
    But when they get close to finding answers, Asim and his friends are attacked by fireballs. Is science behind the flying fire? Or is it a witch from Guyanese folklore?
    Find out . . . if you dare!

Don't miss the Spooky Sleuths series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

Spooky Sleuths #1: The Ghost Tree
Spooky Sleuths #2: Beware the Moonlight!
Spooky Sleuths #3: Don't Go Near the Water!
NATASHA DEEN has written more than a dozen books for young readers. After spending her early childhood in Guyana, she moved to Calgary in Alberta, Canada, as a child. She found this terribly exciting until she met her first minus-forty-degree winter day, at which point she began to question the sanity of the grown-ups around her. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and keeps warm with tea and cupcakes. Find out more at natashadeen.com and follow her on Twitter at @natasha_deen.

LISSY MARLIN is an award-winning illustrator from the Dominican Republic with a simple mission: to bring a little bit of magic to everyday life, one piece of art at a time! Her projects include the New York Times bestselling series the Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris.
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About

There are mysterious explosions near the old abandoned houses in town. Is it science . . . or is it something strange and ghostly? Find out in the latest installment to the spooky chapter book series Spooky Sleuths.

Asim’s friend Max is in danger! Asim is sure some sort of supernatural being—a witch, maybe?—is after Max. Rokshar, the levelheaded one of the group, thinks the woman is a scientist using kids for her experiments! Either way, Max is in trouble, and it’s up to Asim and Rokshar to keep him safe.
    But when they get close to finding answers, Asim and his friends are attacked by fireballs. Is science behind the flying fire? Or is it a witch from Guyanese folklore?
    Find out . . . if you dare!

Don't miss the Spooky Sleuths series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

Spooky Sleuths #1: The Ghost Tree
Spooky Sleuths #2: Beware the Moonlight!
Spooky Sleuths #3: Don't Go Near the Water!

Creators

NATASHA DEEN has written more than a dozen books for young readers. After spending her early childhood in Guyana, she moved to Calgary in Alberta, Canada, as a child. She found this terribly exciting until she met her first minus-forty-degree winter day, at which point she began to question the sanity of the grown-ups around her. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and keeps warm with tea and cupcakes. Find out more at natashadeen.com and follow her on Twitter at @natasha_deen.

LISSY MARLIN is an award-winning illustrator from the Dominican Republic with a simple mission: to bring a little bit of magic to everyday life, one piece of art at a time! Her projects include the New York Times bestselling series the Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris.

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