Books with title Penelope and The Birthday Curse

LOOK OUT NANCY, HERE COMES PENELOPE!Sometimes birthdays can be deadlyAn isolated mansion in the country...stranded in a snowstorm...someone is murdered on Penelope's birthday.But who did it?Her gangster uncle on the run from the lawOr the Broadway actress who's her own biggest fanMaybe the jealous husbandDon't forget about the mob hit man hiding in the woods behind the mansionA young fortune teller weaves a tale of a gypsy curse where three people will die. And it happens on Penelope's 13th birthday. While the adults bumble along, trying to discover the killer, Penelope sleuths with the help of her friends to find the culprit. It's a race against time before Penelope becomes the third victim.This book for ages 9-12 weaves a mystery with madcap characters, who done it clues and non-stop action that's a fun read for the whole family. The story is full of humor, suspense and mystery that will keep the reader guessing until the very end.If you want to survive your next birthday, don't miss Penelope and The Birthday Curse!!! What others are saying about PENELOPE AND THE BIRTHDAY CURSE: "Wonderful, whacky and lots of fun. Just scary enough for juvenile readers." A.B."I found myself laughing out loud in parts and sighing in sympathy in others." M.W"On par with Harry Potter..." C.D."This book was awesome!" J.H."...there is plenty of mystery and merriment to keep all ages laughing and scratching their heads, trying to figure out, 'Who did it?'" C.B."All in all, a very good read, especially late at night, during a storm." T.P.

THE BIRTHDAY CURSE is set outside the town limits of Dillwood, in a strange old house called the Manor, with a detective who is bold, brassy and only thirteen. Her name is Penelope Amour. Her parents invite family and friends to the Manor to celebrate Penelope's birthday, assembling an odd mix of characters that includes fortune tellers, hoodlums, crazy relatives and a real life drama queen. Complications soon arise when a snowstorm knocks out the power, stranding them in the country, fourteen miles from town. On the morning of Penelope's birthday, they find one of the guests dead. Another guest spins a tale of a triple curse, claiming that two more will die in the next two days. While the adults bumble along trying to find the killer, Penelope enlists the help of friends Ruthie, Wendell and Orson to find the murderer. THE BIRTHDAY CURSE is a blend of humor, mystery and suspense that is a fun read for adults as well as tweens.