Books with author Barbara Grengs

Hate mail, mean-spirited pranks, bomb scares, and some very bad poety all threaten to ruin the holiday season for Toby Martin and her foil, Freddy Galvin.Little kid pranks escalate into serious threats when Toby, her pals, and Mrs. Trattles are specifically identified on a “hit list.” After Toby’s beloved Grandma is also targeted, Toby knows she must become Toby Martin: School Sleuth.Can she stop the terrorist or will it be “bombs away” instead of “Deck the Halls” for Toby and her pals?

One by one neighborhood dogs disappear. One by one the ransom notes arrive. When Toby Martin and her best pal, Freddy, discover Toby’s dog is the next intended victim, they become first-rate detectives. Who is the pooch pilferer? Will Toby and Freddy rescue the dogs and capture the criminal? While Toby is investigating, she is also writing a series of mystery stories in the Sherlock Holmes’ tradition. These stories are critiqued by the delightfully nasty Mrs. Trattles, a hard-nosed, straight arrow English teacher who forces Toby to improve her writing. Join Toby, Freddy, and Mrs. Trattles as Toby solves "The Case of the Missing Dogs." If you liked this Toby Martin adventure, look for Toby Martin: School Sleuth, "The Case of the Junior High Terrorist" to be released this summer.

Hate mail, mean-spirited pranks, bomb scares, and some very bad poety all threaten to ruin the holiday season for Toby Martin and her foil, Freddy Galvin.Little kid pranks escalate into serious threats when Toby, her pals, and Mrs. Trattles are specifically identified on a “hit list.” After Toby’s beloved Grandma is also targeted, Toby knows she must become Toby Martin: School Sleuth.Can she stop the terrorist or will it be “bombs away” instead of “Deck the Halls” for Toby and her pals?

When Toby’s mom asks her to clean out the attic to make way for a remodeling project, Toby quickly discards her old Barbie dolls, her Cabbage Patch Kids, and her outgrown clothes, only to find a stash of mysterious artifacts beneath the attic floorboards: an old doll, a locket, a diary and a treasure map.She and Freddy, her best friend and foil, embark on a treasure hunt that takes them well into St. Paul’s history and into the dangerous world of gangsters, bootlegging, and serious crime. While delving into the past, Toby and Freddy butt heads with the present and meet a dangerous adversary, and this time it isn’t Mrs. Trattles, Toby’s hard-boiled English teacher and writing coach!

When Toby's mom asks her to clean out the attic to make way for a remodeling project, Toby quickly discards her old Barbie dolls, her Cabbage Patch Kids, and her outgrown clothes, only to find a stash of mysterious artifacts beneath the attic floorboards: an old doll, a locket, a diary and a treasure map. She and Freddy, her best friend and foil, embark on a treasure hunt that takes them well into St. Paul's history and into the dangerous world of gangsters, bootlegging, and serious crime. While delving into the past, Toby and Freddy butt heads with the present and meet a dangerous adversary, and this time it isn't Mrs. Trattles, Toby's hard-boiled English teacher and writing coach!

The only event interrupting the summer blahs for Toby Martin, girl detective, and Freddy Galvin, boy foil, is the Great Minnesota Get- Together: the one, the only, the Minnesota State Fair! Electrifying rides, delicious food on a stick, raucous music, parades, talent shows, and the oinks, bahs, moos, and clucks of the farm animals make August the best month of the summer. Add to that a stolen knockwurst float, hateful pranks, mind games and a chase that puts Toby and Freddy in danger and you’ve got a Fair to remember.

One by one neighborhood dogs disappear. One by one the ransom notes arrive. When Toby Martin and her best pal, Freddy, discover Toby's dog is the next intended victim, they become first-rate detectives. Who is the pooch pilferer? Will Toby and Freddy rescue the dogs and capture the criminal? While Toby is investigating, she is also writing a series of mystery stories in the Sherlock Holmes tradition. These stories are critiqued by the delightfully nasty Mrs. Trattles, a hard-nosed, straight arrow English teacher who forces Toby to improve her writing.