Taming August: The Case of the Boarding House Burglar

Seventh-grader Maddy Hale has faced enough challenges with numerous school changes and meeting new schoolmates without having to babysit her pesky, three-year-old brother. When her parents accept positions helping Miss Sarah, a former professional actress who now owns a boarding house in a quaint, seaside town in Maine, Maddy's whole world changes. With the help of the quirky boarding house residents, her courage blossoms, and she embarks on a number of mystery-solving adventures. The first...