Books with author Jane O'Connor

Who is Pete Buttigieg? It is impossible to read an article about him without reading that question. Similarly, it is impossible to get through the first paragraph without wondering how to pronounce his name - boot-edge-edge? BOO-da-judge? Bu-ta-zhuzh? He prefers people call him Mayor Pete, and that style of friendly, next-door attitude is the image he projects in every media appearance. Other facts that make the first paragraph of every article: he speaks eight languages, he’s gay, and he’s an Afghanistan vet who went to Harvard and Oxford. Buttigieg, at 37, is the “millennial candidate,” a wunderkind, and absolutely the current flavor of the day when it comes to Democratic primary candidates for the 2020 election. However, politically, he was nearly unknown outside of his hometown of South Bend, Indiana, before he announced his presidential bid officially on April 14th. He is currently finishing his second term as Mayor of South Bend, and his book Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future, which came out in March, features him rolling up his sleeves in front of a small-town Main Street storefront. Buttigieg has his image down pat.But really: who is Pete Buttigieg?

WARNING: One chapter of this book is missing! You'll need to be clever enough to decode the puzzles to unlock the missing chapter. Some of these chapter titles are VERY DIFFICULT to crack. Drex Harding was the quiet kid in school that most people ignored, but something was about to change. When his locker neighbor, Trish Solden is found distraught because her phone was missing and may have been stolen Drex knows he needs to help.Drex quickly finds himself caught in the middle of a school crime ring and is now on the hunt for answers and justice. Drex will need to use all his wits, his unique perspectives on the world around him, as well as some ingenuity to outsmart the middle school mafia and it's leader.This book is a fun read with original pictures to complement each chapter as well as an interactive puzzle for the readers to crack!