Near Miss

by Claire Birch

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440405572
• ISBN13: 9780440405573
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The Best in the Series

*The following is from the back of the book. I did not write it*Lucy's landed her dream summer job teaching riding to the Mosedale children on their family's beautiful estate on Shelby Island. She likes the kids, and she's intrigued by their handsome cousin Brett. There's only one problem: Someone's trying to kill one of the Mosedale's. Could the rumors of a treasure hidden in the house be true?***********My review:I loved this book! I had previously read "Collision Course" and "High Stakes" but this particular book really blows both of them away. The book is about a female English rider who solves mysteries; sort of like Linda Craig (by Ann Sheldon) but not Western. Along the way in her summer adventure Lucy needs to figure out inter-family politics, encourage a boy who doesn't like to ride to actually try, and try and prevent several different murder attempts. The part that I liked the most about this book was the fact that it kept me guessing who the attempted murderer was until the very end. Not a lot of books seem to have that ability while still being interesting. Overall a must-read for any horse-crazy person who also likes mysteries.