Book: Searching for a Starry Night, Christine Verstraete

Matt
Thursday, August 20th 2009 2:27pm
Searching For A Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery, Christine Verstraete
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Searching for a Starry Night

What

A book featuring a dachshund

Where

A spooky old house in Wisconsin

When

Summer vacation

Who

Samantha Ann Carlton

Excerpt

Samantha Ann Carlton would rather spend her summer vacation anywhere but a spooky old house in Wisconsin...like Lake Geneva! Somehow Sam knows it s going to take more than a couple days to find a missing painting no bigger than her hand.

Maybe things won't be so bad, she thinks, since she gets to take a friend's lovable, nosy, and often mischievous Dachshund, Petey, and her best friend Lita. If they're lucky, the three of them can find the miniature replica of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and help Sam's mother get it to the museum, where it belongs.

But it's not going to be easy, Sam realizes, when she discovers that her own family has some spooky secrets. Then Petey digs up an ancient curse, and Sam fears her friendship with Lita is doomed.

Can she find the miniature masterpiece before it's too late? Will she and her best friend go home forever friends or enemies?

Comment

Yea for books featuring dachshunds! These authors really know how to get our attention.

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Friday, August 21st 2009 4:48am

Thanks for listing the book – it’s for ages 9 and up! (adults enjoy it too!)
See blog or website, http://cverstraete.com for order details!
Christine Verstraete

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