"Will delight middle grade readers craving suspense, mystery, and puzzles.
Find out more at BrianaRoseMcDonald.com..
Pepper\'s Rules for Secret Sleuthing is her debut novel.
She is an academic advisor at Columbia University.
She is a book reviewer at The Literary Review and a reader for CLMP\'s Firecracker Awards.
About author(s): Briana McDonald \'s fiction has appeared in Rozyln: Short Fiction by Women Writers , Marathon Literary Review , The Stonecoast Review , and more.
Maybe it\'s time to stop playing by the rules.
But there\'s nothing in the rulebook that could\'ve prepared her for the family secrets her investigation uncovers.
And even though her dad insists there\'s nothing to investigate, Pepper can\'t just ignore rule fourteen: Trust your gut .
That is, until her Great Aunt Florence passes away under mysterious circumstances.
But when the results of Pepper\'s latest case cost her any hope of the girl she likes returning her feelings, she decides that maybe she should lay low for a while.
Amateur detective Pepper Blouse has always held true to this rule, even if it meant pushing people away.
Rule One: Your loyalty is to the case.
A page-turner packed with wisdom and heart." --Barbara Dee, author of Star-Crossed Nancy Drew meets Harriet the Spy in this action-packed and heartfelt debut middle grade following an overzealous amateur sleuth as she investigates a shocking family secret--and unravels the mystery of her developing feelings for girls. "Will delight middle grade readers craving suspense, mystery, and puzzles
