Field Trip Mysteries: The Everglades Poacher Who Pretended

By Steve Brezenoff, Chris Canga and Dan Crisp

Gum Shoo and his friends love solving mysteries. The Everglades becomes the scene of the crime when someone is poaching in the national park.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Apr 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781434298898

Steve Brezenoff

Steve Brezenoff is the author of the young adult novels The Absolute Value of -1, which won the IPPY Gold Medal for young adult fiction, and Brooklyn, Burning, which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book, was a Best Fiction for Young Adults selection by the American Library Association, and won the ForeWord Book of the Year Gold Medal for young adult fiction. Born on Long Island, Steve now lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Beth, and their son and daughter, Sam and Etta. His main is a Blood Elf monk, but he's been known to run a Night Elf priest from time to time.

Book preview

CHAPTER ONE

HOT

Wow, Samantha said as we stepped off the bus. She put down her luggage on the pavement. Then she took off her silly old hat and fanned her face with it. Too hot.

I followed her off, with Edward — that’s Egg to you — and Catalina, or Cat, behind me. All of us had our luggage.

Sam was right. It was way too hot: muggy, sticky, humid, and hot, hot, hot.

Stop! I said.

Egg bumped into me on the bus steps, and Cat bumped into him.

What are you doing, Gum? Egg asked. He gave me a shove, but I didn’t budge. I’m a lot bigger than Egg.

I’m staying on the bus, I said, turning around. It has air-conditioning. It was a great bus, too. This wasn’t your typical school bus, or even a relatively fancy city bus. This was a top-of-the-line charter bus, with cushy seats, TV screens for every seat, and a big clean bathroom at the back.

I could have lived on that bus, as long it was parked near a diner.

Egg and Cat rolled their eyes, but that didn’t stop me. Unfortunately, Mr. Spade, our sixth-grade teacher, was right behind them. He stopped me.

Sorry, James, he said. The bus will be going back to the depot now. It will be back to pick us up at five o’clock.

I let my shoulders sag. Can’t I go back to the depot too? I said.

Um, no, Mr. Spade said.

I looked past Mr. Spade at the bus driver, Gary. I can hang out with Gary! I said. My eyes got wide. I bet he knows all the cool places to hang out in Homestead! That was the nearest big town, east of Everglades National Park.

Gary laughed, but he shook his head. Sorry, kid, he said. "I have a lot more jobs to do between now and five o’clock. There’s a group of seniors to pick up and drop at the race

Reviews for Field Trip Mysteries

[mybookaddiction_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

THE EVERGLADES: POACHER WHO PRETENDED by Steve Brezenoff,illustrated by Marcus Calo is a interesting children's book/mystery with beautiful illustrations. Ages 9-12."Field Trip Mysteries". The sixth grade is going on a field trip to the Everglades National Park in Florida. Follow, James Shoo,(Gum),Samantha (Sam),Edward (Egg),and Catalina (Cat) on a bus field trip not be missed and one you have never been on before yourself. What they find is a gang of poachers,a suspicious ranger, mystery, and adventure.With Gum and his friends on this trip,there will be lots of fun, and action. Any young readers will enjoy fast paced,fun,adventure,mystery,will enjoy this field trip into the world of the Everglades. A must for young readers. Received for an honest review from the publishers.RATING: 4HEAT RATING: NONE (CHILDREN'S BOOKS)REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews