Lemons

Fans of Kate DiCamillo's Flora & Ulysses and Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw will fall in love with this charming adventure story about a girl learning to accept her new life, her quirky detective neighbor, and their epic search for Bigfoot. Lemonade Liberty Witt's mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem can't possibly make lemonade out of her new life in Willow Creek, California--the Bigfoot Capital of the World--where she's forced to live with a grandfather she's never met after her mother passes away. Then she meets eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town. After he invites Lem to be his assistant for the summer, they set out on an epic adventure to capture a shot of the elusive beast on film. But along the way, Lem and Tobin end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined. And Lem realizes that maybe she can make lemonade out of her new life after all The search for Bigfoot gets juicy in this funny and touching story that's perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo's Flora & Ulysses and Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw ! Lemonade Liberty Witt's mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem can't possibly make lemonade out of her new life in Willow Creek, California?the Bigfoot Capital of the World?where she's forced to live with a grandfather she's never met after her mother passes away. Then she meets eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town. After he invites Lem to be his assistant for the summer, they set out on an epic adventure to capture a shot of the elusive beast on film. But along the way, Lem and Tobin end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined. And Lem realizes that maybe she can make lemonade out of her new life after all. "I love books about feisty girls and nerdy boys . Melissa Savage's astoundingly good debut novel is packed with humor, mystery, friendship, family secrets, and even Bigfoot! I think you'll love it, too." ? Karen Cushman , Newbery Medalist for The Midwife's Apprentice The search for Bigfoot gets juicy in this funny and touching story that’s perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Flora & Ulysses and the movie Smallfoot ! Lemonade Liberty Witt’s mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem can’t possibly make lemonade out of her new life in Willow Creek, California—the Bigfoot Capital of the World—where she’s forced to live with a grandfather she’s never met after her mother passes away. Then she meets eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town. After he invites Lem to be his assistant for the summer, they set out on an epic adventure to capture a shot of the elusive beast on film. But along the way, Lem and Tobin end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined. And Lem realizes that maybe she can make lemonade out of her new life after all. "I love books about feisty girls and nerdy boys . Melissa Savage's astoundingly good debut novel is packed with humor, mystery, friendship, family secrets, and even Bigfoot! I think you'll love it, too." — Karen Cushman , Newbery Medalist for The Midwife's Apprentice Lemonade Liberty Witt's mama always told her.. when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem doesn't see how she could possibly make lemonade out of moving to Willow Creek, California - a tiny town filled with tall pines instead of skyscrapers, and a Bigfoot lurking in the woods. Lem wanted to stay in San Francisco after her mama died, with her friends and school and everything she loved. Instead, she was forced to go live with the grandfather she's never met. Then she meets quirky eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town. After he invites Lem to be his assistant for the summer, the two set out on an epic adventiure to capture the elusive creature on film. But Lem and Tobin's big discovery ends up being more earth-shattering than they ever dreamed! -- From dust jacket Are you ready to do some detective work? Join Precious Ramotswe, the first female private investigator in Botswana, on her very first case in The Great Cake Mystery. Then explore the field of Forensic Science and crime-solve your way through some seriously puzzling mysteries in Solve This! Forensics. Tag along with Lem and Tobin and the Bigfoot Detectives, Inc. as they try to catch a glimpse of the elusive creature in Lemons. Then put everything together and help Sherlock find Moriarty's accomplice in the game, Sherlock Express (ages 7+) It's 1975. 10-year old Lemonade Liberty Witt has in one big swoop -- lost the most important person in the world, left the big city she's known all her life to live with a grandfather she'd never met in a small town famous for its Bigfoot sightings. But it's when she meets young Tobin Sky, CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., Lemonade's new reality takes a strange, exciting turn. After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator