Books with title White Mischief

Just before 3am on January 24th, 1941, when Britain was preoccupied with surviving the Blitz, the body of Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll, was discovered lying on the floor of his Buick, at a road intersection some miles outside Nairobi, with a bullet in his head. A leading figure in Kenya's colonial community, the Earl had recently been appointed Military Secretary, but he was primarily a seducer of other men's wives. Sir Henry Delves Broughton, whose wife was Erroll's current conquest, had an obvious motive for the murder, but no one was ever convicted and the question of who killed him became a classic mystery, a scandal and cause celebre. Among those who became fascinated with the Erroll case was Cyril Connolly who joined up with James Fox for a major investigation of the case in 1969 for the Sunday Times magazine. After his death James Fox inherited the obsession and a commitment to continue in pursuit of the story both in England and Kenya in the late 1970s. One day, on a veranda overlooking the Indian Ocean, Fox came across a piece of evidence that seemed to bring all the fragments and pieces together and convinced him that he saw a complete picture...

Fifth grader Slater Hannigan wants to keep his big man on campus status. It does not matter that he glued the teacher's chair cushion to her skirt last year—he gets away with everything because of his powerful mother who has secured his popularity by throwing him over-the-top Halloween Haunts.But when the friendless girl in class discovers the secret that will finally mean real trouble for Slater—and embarrass his father the D.A.—this one will be too big for her to keep.Reluctant readers and bookworms alike, will fall in love with this modern day Tom Sawyer-type action adventure story! A Readers’ Favorite 5-star seal Award-Winner, MISCHIEF appears as the first in a 4-book series for Middle-Grade readers.____________________________________________________________"I highly recommend Stefania Shaffer's hilarious middle-grade novel, MISCHIEF, featuring crazy misadventures...perilous pranks...and fresh characters for young readers..."—Penny Warner, best-selling author of over 60 books for adults and children, including the Agatha Award winning middle-grade mystery series, THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB"MISCHIEF enables us to remember what it's like to be a kid, especially as it relates to boyhood...Anyone involved in education...will find MISCHIEF relatable, funny and engaging."—Evona Mozulay Panycia, Science Educator, Middle School and College Level, Bernards Township School District and Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ"In MISCHIEF...characters become so real...hear them interacting as Stefania masterfully weaves this tale. Cliffhangers abound, leaving readers...salivating for the next book."—Daina Lujan, Principal, Millbrae School District; Vice President, South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees"Inspiring and heart-rending, MISCHIEF captures the essence of that student who does not yet believe in his own potential. Beyond the pulse-racing plot, readers will be turning pages at a clip to root for Slater Hannigan, hoping he learns the most worthwhile lesson of all—empathy."—Audrey Fairchild, English Language Arts Educator, Ph.D, Hillsborough City School District

Mark Hyde’s bad temper has darkened his life with moments of violence and troubles with the law, but he’s tried very hard to put all of that behind him, tried to be a better friend and a better person. Most of the time he seems to succeed, but even Aimee and Shane Lancaster, the new kids in town, have seen what Hyde is like when things go wrong for him. After a string of violent incidents — when Hyde gives Shane a brutal beating, or when he mouths off to the local authorities, or when he vandalizes a few lockers at the high school — even the people who care most about him begin to worry that he’s falling back on his old ways. But Hyde’s best friend Jekyll swears that there are other reasons for his behavior and that he will calm down soon enough.When someone starts pulling dangerous pranks and causing thousands of dollars in damage and inflict grievous injury, it’s Mark Hyde that the authorities are looking for. And when the problems get worse, when the vandalism escalates to theft and the pranks lead to deaths instead of a few injuries, it’s Mark Hyde the police intend to take down for the crimes, unless Aimee and Shane can find the real culprits. But Hyde isn’t making it any easier for them. It’s almost as if he’s out to prove the cops right. As if he expects to get blamed for everything going on in town. A prank is a prank, but the troubles in Sleepy Hollow have turned fatal, and it looks like Mark Hyde is taking the fall for the mischief.