Cayuga Island Kids – Book 1

The Mystery of the Barking Branches and the Sunken Ship

When five friends set out on a summer adventure to solve the mystery of a “barking” tree, they unearth a remnant of a famous ship built in the 1600s! The island they live on is home to a whole lot of history and, it turns out, whole lot of mystery, too…

The Mystery of the Barking Branches and the Sunken Ship features a historical thread centering on one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries of the Great Lakes. Published by City of Light Publishing. Intended for Grades 1-3, ages 7-10.

Cayuga Island Kids – Book 2

The Adventure of the Big Fish by the Small Creek

Recipient of the 2022 Ben Franklin Silver Award for Young Reader Fiction, 8-12 

The second book in the Cayuga Island Kid chapter book series begins one mid-summer day. First, the Cayuga Island Kids rescue a mallard caught in the plastic rings from a six-pack of cans.  Moments later, a girl on a bike carelessly tosses a plastic bottle in the creek.

How the Cayuga Island Kids go from fishing a plastic bottle out of the creek to bringing the community together to build a big recycling bin makes for a great adventure. Published by City of Light Publishing. Intended for Grades 1-3, ages 7-10.

Cayuga Island Kids – Book 3

The Case of the Messy Message and the Missing Facts

The Case of the Messy Message and the Missing Facts is the third installment in the Cayuga Island Kids chapter book series written by Judy Bradbury and illustrated by Gabriella Vagnoli. In this book, the kids are busy with homework, projects, and after-school activities, but there’s still plenty of time for mystery and adventure!

The Cayuga Island Kids set off on a quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie, the truth about explorers, and the culprit in the Make-and-Take-Club mystery. From flour bugs and glitter pens to wonky websites and kindness rocks, these fact detectives search for all the information instead of settling for a fraction of the truth, stand up for each other, and sample a few cookies along the way. Published by City of Light Publishing. Grades 1-3, ages 7-10.