Oct 17, 2022HPL_Teen_Volunteer3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage follows ‘Desperado Detectives’ Mo, and Dale as they: 1.Solve a murder, and 2.Find a family- in the midst of serving at at the cafe, waiting out a hurricane, watching car races, and finding a lost…
Jul 21, 2022Avni_Iyer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage is a story that holds mysteries within mysteries. Moses Lobeau, or “Mo” for short, enjoys life in her little town of Tupelo Landing in North Carolina. Everyone knows each others’ business, orders…
Apr 25, 2022Hillsboro_RobP rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Lovingly written with endearing characters, laugh-out-loud jokes and memorable wit, Turnage's grade-school mystery deserves a space among the modern classics of realistic fiction. Driven almost entirely by the unstoppable, incorrigible…
May 26, 2021AMB_4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I just happened to pick up all three books in this series on a recent "library run." My two kiddos both loved Mo LoBeau and thoroughly enjoyed navigating all the plot twists and speculating (wrongly!) about who committed the murder / crime…
May 06, 2021AMB_4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I just happened to pick up all three books in this series on a recent "library run." My two kiddos both loved Mo LoBeau and thoroughly enjoyed navigating all the plot twists and speculating (wrongly!) about who committed the murder / crime…
Mar 02, 2021blue_dolphin_3008 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If I could give this book any more stars, I would!!!
Moses LoBeau, a tween living Tupelo Landing NC, was left in a basket by her mother during a hurricane, rescued by her adopted parents, Colonel and Miss Lana. When there is a murder in…
Jan 25, 2021mkpederson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Although there are kids in danger (don’t read aloud if they are too young), many will be laughing out loud throughout. Great dialogue. Excellent writing. Fun to read as an adult.
A mystery about a girl, Mo, who is rescued from the river as a baby and raised by those who find her. She periodically sends messages in a bottle upriver in hopes of connecting with her birth mom. A murder happens in their small town, and…
Apr 28, 2019JCLTiffanyR rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Moses LoBeau lives in a small North Carolina town called Tupelo Landing filled with a slew of wonderful oddball characters. The book is heavy on Southern charm and Moses (Mo) is a wickedly smart, engaging main character you can't help but…
Nov 30, 2018IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the funniest juvenile mystery novels ever. Moses LoBeau – she’s a girl, call her “Mo,” please – was washed up on the shore of Tupelo Landing, North Carolina as a baby, after a great hurricane. She was taken in by Miss Lana and the…
Aug 24, 2018chloesaar rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book was amazing! It was full of mysteries and you never knew what was going to happen next. It was very fun to read and I would definitely recommend it. My personal favourite part of the book was Miss Lanas character. She seemed like…
Mar 29, 2018DCLteens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A suspenseful page-turner! Someone is murdered, and two kids are trying to crack the mystery. Who was the murderer?
Reviewed by Gustav, a Teen Library Council member
Aug 14, 2017bella_52 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book because I love murder mystery books.I also loved how the ''colonel'' hated lawyers but he turned out to be one.I recommend this book to people who like murder mystery books.
Jun 08, 2016RogueJen rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
To me, the book started slowly, but the characters were vivid and pulled me in right away. I ended up enjoying the mystery of Mo's Upstream Mother more than the mystery that she and Dale were supposed to be solving, but overall thought…
This book captivated me from the very beginning with spot-on dialogue/dialect that made me feel like I was right there in Eastern Carolina standing beside these very believable characters. Turnage captured the small town flavor perfectly…
Dec 17, 2014mmcbeth29 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
First of all, I do not usually like books with small town or hick culture. But from the very first page, this book grabbed me, pulled me in, and wouldn't let go until the end. Turnage writes in such a manner that the book moves along at…
Mar 20, 2013branch_reviews rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Miss Moses LoBeau washed ashore in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina during a hurricane 11 years ago. She was taken in by the Colonel, a man with secrets of his own, and Miss Lana, who is the hostess at the Colonel’s café. As much as she…
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