The Mystery on the Mighty Mississippi (Real Kids! Real Places!

carole marsh

Christina and Grant start in New Orleans. Their two new friends start at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
They planned to meet at the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis. But they didn't plan on getting involved in a very strange mystery which takes them over locks and dams, past Tom Sawyer's cave and past many other fascinating sights along the mighty Mississippi.
Are they being followed?
Tricked or trapped?
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The Mystery on the Mighty Mississippi is recommended by Sylvan Learning's Book Adventure reading program. Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring and supplemental education services to students of all ages.
Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.

Genres childrens

142 pages, Paperback

First published April 1,2001

Series

Carole Marsh Mysteries: Real Kids, Real Places

Places

mississippi river,

This edition

Format: 142 pages, Paperback
Published: April 1, 2001 by Carole Marsh Mysteries
ISBN: 9780635023919
ASIN: 0635023911
Language: English

About the author

carole marsh

Carole Marsh is a children's author and the founder of Gallopade International, a children's book publishing company headquartered in Peachtree City, GA. Marsh writes mystery fiction in addition to works of non-fiction for children. Initially she self-published under the imprint Gallopade Publishing Group, which she founded in 1979; today Gallopade International is a major small publisher based in Peachtree City, Georgia.

In 2007 Marsh received the Georgia Author of the Year award for her contributions to children's literature and to the state of Georgia over the past twenty-seven years.