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The Prairie Thief

The Prairie Thief

by Melissa Wiley (Author), Melissa Wiley (Author), Erwin Madrid (Illustrator)

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    Illustrated 2013

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Synopsis

In this delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles (SLJ), experience life on the prairie--with one fantastical twist!

Louisa Brody's life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail. She's living with the awful Smirches, her closest neighbors and the very family that accused her Pa of the horrendous crime. And now she's discovered one very cantankerous--and magical--secret beneath the hazel grove. With her life flipped upside-down, it's up to Louisa, her sassy friend Jessamine, and that cranky secret to save Pa from a guilty verdict.

Ten bold illustrations from Erwin Madrid accompany seasoned storyteller Melissa Wiley's vibrant and enchanting tale of life on the prairie--with one magical twist.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 224
 Edition: Reprint ed.
 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 01 Sep 2013
ISBN 10: 1442440570
ISBN 13: 9781442440579

Media Reviews
A charming, inventive tale that reads like a delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles...Mystery and suspense keep the pages turning. [A] top-notch story. --School Library Journal
Author Bio
Melissa Wiley is the author of the Inch and Roly series and other books for children, including The Prairie Thief and two series of novels about the ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She lives in San Diego with her comic-book-writing husband, a half dozen kids, and about 3,000 books. She blogs about her family's reading life at Here in the Bonny Glen: MelissaWiley.com/blog. Erwin Madrid is a children's book illustrator based in San Francisco, where he earned his BFA at the Academy of Art College. He has worked for PDI/Dreamworks Animation on films like Shrek 2 and the Madagascar sequels. He has also done concept art for the gaming industry for titles like Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. In his spare time, Erwin travels and goes plein air painting.