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Sixth-grader Kayo Benton and her friend Rosie are busy trying to find a good home for old Mrs. Tallie's cat, Muffin. But when Rosie gets a menacing phone call warning her to stay away from the old woman, the girls begin to realize that it isn't just the cat that needs help. In her stately mansion, Mrs. Tallie is getting sicker each day. Her gardener keeps chasing Kayo and Rosie away. And there's a poisonous plant sitting near Mrs. Tallie's garden. Someone is trying to kill Mrs. Tallie. But who? And why? Peg Kehret has written many popular books for children. Her novels are regularly nominated for state awards. Drawing on her many years as volunteer for the Humane Society and the SPCA, Kehret creates suspenseful adventures for the two young animal lovers in her Frighmares series-a series that has become a favorite with readers of all ages.
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About Peg Kehret
Peg Kehret’s novels for children, which usually contain both humor and suspense, are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children’s Book Council. She has won many state “young reader” or “children’s choice” awards. Before she began writing books for children, she published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. Kehret is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.
About Carine Montbertrand
Carine Montbertrand is an award-winning narrator of dozens of audiobooks. When she first
started working in the 1990s, she sounded younger than her years and
specialized in children’s and young adult titles. Since then she has expanded
to fiction for adults and has recorded everything from murder mysteries to
fantasy and inspirational titles. She is adept with dialects and accents,
voicing characters from countries around the world. She also specializes in
English language titles with a French flavor, as she is half French. With her
audiobooks, she has the opportunity to tell wonderful stories while finding
voices for men, women, children, and sometimes ghosts and extraterrestrials.