Susannah Higgins #3: Susannah And The Purple Mongoose Mystery by Patricia Elmore

Ex-library Paperback in Good (G) condition. Light library markings, pages clean and straight. Editorial ReviewsFrom School Library JournalGrade 3-5-- This third mystery involving Susannah Higgins is brimming with action. Here, she and her detectives Lucy and Knievel decide to find out why someone is setting fire to Miss Quigley's house. They jump to the conclusion that it must be Theresa, the woman's new foster daughter. In the second grade Theresa was whisked away by the principal after the playground shed was set afire. Now she is back and attending sixth grade with the detectives. A purple mongoose also plays an integral part in the plot. This tale incorporates lots of humor and suspense right up to the end, and many readers will be able to identify with the characters, who belong to nontraditional families. Also, the intergenerational friendships are well handled. However, the development of the secondary players is somewhat confusing, and children may have difficulty sor