Mystery at the Downstairs Bookstore: A Kara Sawyer Mystery

The best thing about moving to Oregon, thought eleven-year-old Kara, is that their new apartment is above a bookstore. Everything else is new as well; the apartment where she lives with her mother, the busy small town street below their windows, and the somewhat frightening school she will soon have to attend. New, too, is not having friends, but she finds plenty of adventure. A secret message, a baffling boy and the mysterious disappearing book provide plenty to think about. So does the quiet girl with a long braid she meets on a shopping trip.

Author Biography: As a child, Sue Goodman Harris avidly read mysteries, such as the Judy Bolton series. As an adult, she was a social worker who often worked with parents and their children. She now lives in Oregon, not far from Maple Grove.