Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs
Zoe Weil
eBook
(Lantern Books, March 1, 2007)
Winner of the 2008 Gold Moonbeam Award for juvenile fiction!Claude and Medea aren't expecting an odd substitute teacher to change their lives. Nor are they anticipating the dangerous adventure in store for them. They seem like normal kids. But are they? Claude has famous parents and sticks to the rules. Medea's got a scholarship to a fancy private school and can't get in trouble. How is it that they are thrown together, trying to outsmart Manhattan criminals? And why do they care so much about the weird Ms. Rattlebee? Find out what makes this unlikely pair begin to view the world differently, and to risk everything. Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs is a riveting story that will make kids eager for more while offering them true heroes for today's world. This is a book that gives kids not only what they most want but also what they most need―protagonists who embody courage, compassion, and care.