Plenty of Poison! Three Finger Findings! A Ghostly Gang! One Big Brand! Equals a Howling Good Mystery! Christina and Grant try to help their new friends unravel a mystery and keep their town from becoming another relic of the Old West! Why are the cattle getting sick? Who is sneaking into the old mine? "Hey, was that a ghost? Or was that you, Grant? GRANT?"
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
Cowboy attire, General cowboy lifestyle, Boot Hill Cemetery history, Tombstone, AR history, Old West history, Navajo symbols, Mining facts, Hendersonville history, Pollution from mining, Branding cattle, Camping materials, Tombstone Courthouse Museum, OK Corral, Sunshine Gap, Arizona, Eureka Gulch, Arizona, Bisbee, Arizona, Hendersonville, Arizona, Rose Tree Inn.
Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.
Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:
- Grade Levels: 2-8
- Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.6
- Accelerated Reader Points: 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 126335
- Lexile Measure: 750
- Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
- Developmental Assessment Level: 40
Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters HERE.
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