Mysteries in Our National Parks: Running Scared

A Mystery in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Ebook
On sale May 25, 2011 | 160 Pages | 9781426309748

Jack and Ashley’s search for eight-year-old Sammy has left them hopelessly lost in a twisted maze of tunnels deep inside Carlsbad Caverns. Bats are everywhere, and the echoes of their screeching cries sends a chill through the trio. The only light is the candle in their lantern. What will happen when it burns out, leaving them in total darkness?
Gloria Skurzynski is an award-winning children’s book author. The recipient of the Eugene Emme Award of the American Astronautical Society, she is the author of The Minstrel in the Tower, What Happened in Hamelin, and This is Rocket Science. She lives with her husband in Boise, Idaho. View titles by Gloria Skurzynski
Alane Ferguson is an award-winning writer. Her first mystery, Show Me the Evidence, won the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Elizabeth, CO.

Award-winning author Gloria Skurzynski has written more than 30 children’s books. Her non-fiction book, Almost the Real Thing, won the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. She has written several non-fiction books for National Geographic including Are We Alone?, an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Young People and an IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice for 2006 . She lives in Boise, ID. View titles by Alane Ferguson

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Jack and Ashley’s search for eight-year-old Sammy has left them hopelessly lost in a twisted maze of tunnels deep inside Carlsbad Caverns. Bats are everywhere, and the echoes of their screeching cries sends a chill through the trio. The only light is the candle in their lantern. What will happen when it burns out, leaving them in total darkness?

Author

Gloria Skurzynski is an award-winning children’s book author. The recipient of the Eugene Emme Award of the American Astronautical Society, she is the author of The Minstrel in the Tower, What Happened in Hamelin, and This is Rocket Science. She lives with her husband in Boise, Idaho. View titles by Gloria Skurzynski
Alane Ferguson is an award-winning writer. Her first mystery, Show Me the Evidence, won the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Elizabeth, CO.

Award-winning author Gloria Skurzynski has written more than 30 children’s books. Her non-fiction book, Almost the Real Thing, won the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. She has written several non-fiction books for National Geographic including Are We Alone?, an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Young People and an IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice for 2006 . She lives in Boise, ID. View titles by Alane Ferguson

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