The Secret of Skullcracker Swamp

The Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia is an unlikely place for anyone, much less a city girl, to go on summer vacation. But Tabitha braves the brain-searing heat and swarms of blood-sucking mosquitoes to spend the time with her father, a professor and Swampmaster. While fending off snaggle-toothed alligators, venomous snakes, and cantankerous bear, Tabby makes friends with Mable, a real "swamp thing" of a woman who "learns" her more about life than any city every could. Through a ravenous wildfire and a killer hurricane, Tabby helps her father and Aunt Mable solve the mystery of why someone is trying to lay claim to Mable's homestead in the swamp. Read at your own risk!

This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club, activities, scavenger hunt and a glossary. This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and Developmental Reading Assessment.