by Judy Bradbury, illustrated by Gabriella Vagnoli; City of Light, 2022.
In Book 3 of the Cayuga Island Kids chapter book series, the five friends embark on solving mysteries involving faulty assumptions, from missing glitter pens to flour bugs and chocolate chip cookies—and come to realize the importance of getting all the facts instead of just a fraction of the truth before drawing a conclusion.
Mystery
The Mystery of the Barking Branches and the Sunken Ship
by Judy Bradbury, illustrated by Gabriella Vagnoli; City of Light Publishing, 2021.
In the first book in the Cayuga Island Kids chapter book series, readers meet five resourceful friends who live on a residential island. Though the story is fictional, The Mystery of the Barking Branches and the Sunken Ship is loosely based on one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries of the Great Lakes: the sinking of the never-recovered sailing vessel, the Griffon, in the 1600s. Readers encounter history, science, mystery, research skills, social-emotional themes, humor, friendship, and a really cute dog.