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Dangerous Deception

Peg Kehret

Award-winning author Peg Kehret returns with a suspenseful thriller for middle graders!

Peg Kehret includes humor, animal rescue, and heart-pounding suspense in this story about good intentions gone wrong. Sixth-grader Emmy Rushford decides to provide food for a needy family, but the project turns perilous when Emmy must deal with a car crash, a cat thrown into a Dumpster, and a belligerent neighbor. Then she discovers an apartment full of stolen goods. Her courageous efforts to help hungry children, rescue the cat, and break up a ring of thieves soon put her life at risk.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Puffin Books
  • Publish Date: Oct 6th, 2015
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.10in - 0.60in - 0.35lb
  • EAN: 9780147511751
  • Recommended age: 10-UP
  • Categories: Social Themes - FriendshipSocial Themes - Poverty & HomelessnessSocial Themes - Emigration, Immigration & Refugees

About the Author

Peg Kehret is the winner of more than forty state young reader awards. She lives in Washington State with her rescued dog and two rescued cats.

Praise for this book

Praise for Dangerous Deception

"A diverting, fast-paced thriller." --Kirkus Reviews