What Could Go Wrong? (Bailey Fish Adventures) - Softcover

Linda Salisbury

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881539717 ISBN 13: 9781881539711

Publisher: Tabby House, 2016

Synopsis

Book 11 in the Bailey Fish Adventure series takes place as Bailey and her grandmother, Sugar, travel from Lake Anna to Costa Rica for Bailey's mother's wedding to Bug Man. Bailey has mixed feelings about the marriage but everything seems perfect, so what could go wrong? Although Bailey keeps her feelings to herself, she's shocked that Bug Man's sons, Fendol and Archie actually want to stop the wedding for their own reasons and expect her to help. Just what are these boys up to during Bailey and Sugar's adventures on a scary river trip? Will the wedding happen as planned? Nonfiction elements include information about John Mercer Langston, Virginia's first black Congressman, who was born in Louisa County in 1829, the county where Bailey now lives. Book includes photographs rather than illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Salisbury is the author of eleven other award-winning children's books, two books of humor for adults among other books. She retired from a career in journalism but continues as a free-lance writer. She lives at Lake Anna in Virginia.

Review:

Bailey wears her thoughts and emotions on her sleeve, which makes it easy to connect with her character. The author does a masterful job layering the plot with other themes (adoption, friendship, judging others) and information to pique a reader's interest: homeschooling, bullying, Native American tribes, and classic literature. Although this is a different genre, and Bailey is not a super-sleuth, the story-telling style will remind you of Carolyn Keene and Nancy Drew. Short chapters and lots of action make this a fast, fun, and adventurous read for upper elementary and middle-school kids. Even if this is your first Bailey Fish Adventure, you can quickly get into the story and not feel as if you missed anything by starting with book three. Like all of the books in this series, there are book club questions, photos, a glossary and a bibliography with links and books so you can learn more about the book's themes. I love that the author includes a full citation for the books mentioned in the story. Bailey is reading the Secret Garden, but there are other books that are quickly mentioned that you may want to find. --The Reading Tub

About this edition

• Publisher: Tabby House
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1881539717
• ISBN 13: 9781881539711
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: N.B. Miller