After cops arrest her dad on suspicion of stealing the library fund money, Jesse and her friend Springer investigate.
Told with the true-as-life voice Susan Vaught is known for, this mystery will have you rooting for Jesse and her trusty Pomeranian, Sam-Sam..
But when a tornado strikes her small town, Jesse is given the opportunity to show what she\'s really made of--and help her dad.
As she explains it, I get stuck on lots of stuff, like words and phrases and numbers and smells and pictures and song lines and what time stuff is supposed to happen.
Jesse has a neuro-processing disorder, which means that she\'s on the spectrum or whatever.
But she can\'t shake the feeling that she isn\'t exactly cut out for being a crime-solving hero.
With the help of her (first and only) friend Springer, she rounds up suspects (leading to a nasty confrontation with three notorious school bullies) and asks a lot of questions.
When the cops show up at Jesse\'s house and arrest her dad, she figures out in a hurry that he\'s the #1 suspect in the missing library fund money case.
I just wonder if he knew about me.
I think my little dog always knew he could be a hero.
I had been training him for 252 days with mini tennis balls and pieces of bacon, just to prove to Dad and Mom and Aunt Gus and the whole world that a tiny, fluffy dog could do big things if he wanted to.
I could see the big inside of my Sam-Sam. -- School Library Journal Jesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1 suspect in Edgar Award--winning author Susan Vaught\'s latest middle grade mystery. -- Kirkus Reviews A strong addition to help diversify realistic fiction collections to include neuroatypical characters and heroines. -- BCCB An absorbing mystery.
Deeply smart and considerate.
A tornado then strikes their town, and Springer, Jesse, and her Pomeranian Sam-Sam must show what they\'re really made of in this new mystery from Edgar Award winner Vaught.
After cops arrest her dad on suspicion of stealing the library fund money, Jesse and her friend Springer investigate
