Elvis & Olive
Scholastic Press, 2008
Ages 9 to 12,
230 p.p.
IBSN: 0545031834
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Ten-year-old Natalie Wallis is a shy bookish perfectionist. Annie Beckett (age 9) is a wild tomboy liar. Why do these two very different girls become friends? Because they’ve got some serious spying to do.
“Even the most dull-looking people do all kinds of weird, interesting things when they think no one’s watching,” Annie says. With this in mind, the girls form a secret spying club and start snooping on their neighbors under the code names Elvis & Olive.
By the end of their summer together, Elvis & Olive have uncovered a number of strange secrets about their neighbors. Eaten far too many freeze pops. And formed a friendship like no other.
"...a satisfying friendship story with drama and humor in fine balance." --Kirkus Reviews
2008 Junior Library Guild Selection
Washington Post Book of the Week
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There's a Polish edition, too--Elvis & Oliwka
Elvis & Olive: Super Detectives
Scholastic Press, July 2010
Ages 9 to 12
In the sequel to Elvis & Olive, Natalie and Annie open the E & O Detective Agency to solve neighborhood mysteries. And they find no shortage of people who could use their help. Albert Castle needs a hand with song lyrics, and Ms. Hatch is looking for a lost flip-flop. Mrs. Warsaw is desperate to find the mysterious Zadie Zeolite, and a lost dog needs help finding his way home. In addition, Natalie is searching for a way to win the Student Council election while Annie is on a quest to find her mom. Will the biggest cases they have to solve be their own?
2010 Junior Library Guild Selection
Life is Life
May 2009
Written and illustrated by Stephanie Watson, Life is Life is a serial (cereal!) story
published exclusively online. It's the tale of a melancholy frog named Angelo living in a kitchen pantry in St. Paul. Stephanie's pantry, to be exact. Their story is one of friendship, life after loss, songwriting, the healing power of Van Gogh and cereal, too.
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