Figured if we finished our chores early, we could check out the grave. He slipped through spilled water on the floor and slid to a stop, clutching the counter. My best friend, Justice, burst through the screened back door of A Latté Books. The morning the human bones turned up and the news started flying around town, I was up to my ball cap in dirty coffee cups. When the Windy Bottom town council voted to tear down the old playground and build a new one, no one ever imagined what lay buried beneath the rusted slide. To any librarian who has ever helped a reader Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the publisher. Published by Sourcebooks Young Readers, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids Sourcebooks is not associated with any product or vendor in this book. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.Īll brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems-except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews-without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks. Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks.Īll rights reserved. Being the first to hear about author happeningsĬover and internal design © 2020 by SourcebooksĬover design and illustration © Danny Schlitz.How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer Title Page Thank you for downloading this Sourcebooks eBook! Heartfelt and quirky stories for young readers.You will love Coop and his adventures if you are looking for: Will Coop and his friends get to the bottom of the mystery and clear Gramps's name before it's too late? Until now.Īnd somehow, Gramps is taking all the blame! It seems like there are a lot of secrets that were buried in their small town after all.

Windy Bottom is full of all kinds of interesting people, but no one has ever caused a problem.

Coop helps his mom at her café and bookstore, hangs out with his grandpa, bikes around with his friends Justice and Liberty, and is determined to live up to his dad's legacy. Windy Bottom, Georgia is usually a peaceful place. The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground.

2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Mysteryįrom award-winning author Taryn Souders comes a charming, southern middle grade mystery perfect for fans of Stranger Things and the Masterminds series.

Coop knows the scoop