Sneak Peek: Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

Welcome to this month’s featured book from our Mother-Daughter Book Club Guide! We’re thrilled to share a story that’s sure to spark meaningful conversations and fun activities for you and your daughter.

Book Summary: Young Moses "Mo" LeBeau and her friend Dale form the Desperado Detectives to solve a murder mystery in their small town while Mo searches for clues about her mysterious origins.

Turnage, Sheila. Three Times Lucky. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.

Discussion Question: Miss Lana and the Colonel claim that Mo is three times lucky. Do you agree that Mo was lucky? Why or why not?

Snack Idea: Peanut butter banana sandwich, hand-squished or fluffy

Activity Idea: Message in a Bottle: Buy glass bottles at the dollar store. Have the girls write messages to their future selves. Decorate the bottles, seal the messages inside, and instruct the girls to open the bottles when they graduate from high school.

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