Shelley Tougas

The Graham Cracker Plot Shelley Tougas

Brief Description: Calamity ensues when almost twelve-year-old Daisy and her sometimes best friend Graham try to break Daisy's father out of prison. Marc Notes: ; Calamity ensues when almost twelve-year-old Daisy and her sometimes best friend Graham try to break Daisy's father out of prison.. Review Quotes: "Twelve-year-old Daisy Bauer is in trouble - big trouble, but just how she and her friend Graham got in such a mess unfolds through Daisy's telling of the events interspersed with her letters to Judge Henry." - "School Library Journal""" "Readers will find themselves rooting for Daisy and Graham." - "Kirkus Reviews "Jacket Description/Flap:"Daisy's life is messy, out of control, and filled with many improbable characters and crazy escapades . . . Readers will find themselves rooting for Daisy and Graham and for it all to turn out all right." - "Kirkus Reviews"Biographical Note: Shelley Tougas is an award-winning writer of nonfiction for children. Her most recent title, "Little Rock Girl 1957," was a "School Library Journal "Best Book of 2012, "Booklist" Top Ten Editors' Choice, and the winner of the Arkansiana Award for best Juvenile/YA book. "The Graham Cracker Plot" is her first novel. Publisher Marketing: Meet Daisy Bauer and her sometimes best friend, Graham, who are determined to break Daisy's dad out of prison in this hilarious middle-grade debut. No one believes her, but Daisy Bauer knows her dad has been wrongfully imprisoned and that it's up to her to break him out of jail (aka Club Fed). She has a plan that she's calling the Graham Cracker Plot because it was all Graham's idea. She just needs a miniature horse, a getaway truck, and a penny from 1919--the idea coin. This funny, nail-biter of a novel is about friendship and admitting you're wrong. Debut novelist Shelley Tougas balances humor and warmth against themes of family, broken trust, and unconditional love against all odds. Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2014 (EAN 9781596439887, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 92 (EAN 9781596439887, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2014 pg. 177 (EAN 9781596439887, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Tougas, Shelley Shelley Tougas worked in journalism and public relations before writing children s books. She is the author of Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration, which was among Booklist s 2011 Top Ten Editors Choices. Shelley lives, writes, and reads in North Mankato, Minnesota.