{"id":4275,"date":"2021-07-13T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eddiejones.org\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2021-07-22T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T20:47:50","slug":"skull-creek-stakeout-wins-2021-purple-dragonfly-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eddiejones.org\/skull-creek-stakeout-wins-2021-purple-dragonfly-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Skull Creek Stakeout Wins 2021 Purple Dragonfly Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skull Creek Stakeout<\/i><\/a> by Eddie Jones takes<\/h2>\n

2nd place in ebook Middle Grade Fiction<\/h2>\n

\"Skull<\/a>A murder . . . A mystery . . . A monster . . . Is there a vampire killer running loose in Transylvania, North Carolina. \u2605 2021 Purple Dragonfly Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction \u2605<\/b><\/p>\n

Last summer, Nick Caden became an Internet celebrity for almost a whole day when he discovered Billy the Kid’s killer in the “living” ghost town of Deadwood. (Not the real Billy the Kid — he’s been dead for years.) When the owner of the\u00a0Cool Ghoul Gazette<\/b><\/i>\u00a0learns of Nick’s super sleuthing skills, he hires Nick to investigate the death of a vampire. In Transylvania, North Carolina, Nick finds a corpse with fangs, bite marks and a stake driven through its heart.<\/p>\n

But once he begins to peel back the clues surrounding the murder, Nick finds his new job is not only dangerous but could suck the life out of him.<\/p>\n

Features<\/b>:
\n* The Monster Mysteries are Award Winning Middle Grade Novels
\n* Each story involves a “monster” from the Bible: ghost, vampire origins, walking dead, man turned to beast, phantom
\n* Short, fun, fast read, spiced with humor and illustrations
\n* No profanity, sexual overtones or glorification of evil
\n* Book report \/ criminal report questions for each case<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/b>:
\n* Encourages readers to list suspects, follow clues, question motives, and look for half-truths and lies in alibis
\n* Reinforces the Golden Rule
\n* Honors family
\n* Middle Grade audiobooks series \/ audio books for teenagers
\n* A good boy book for boys who like to read<\/p>\n

\u2605 Help teen sleuth Nick Caden solve a vampire murder in Transylvania, NC \u2605<\/b>
\nComplete the\u00a0Skull Creek Stakeout: Official Criminal Inquiry: Write a Book Report – Catch a Crook<\/i><\/b>\u00a0to see if you have the makings of a homicide detective. With this easy-to-follow “homicide detective” worksheet, you can fill in the answers to the questions while you read. When finished, your book report should be thorough enough to convict a killer!\u00a0Check out the book report questions on this page: amazon.com\/dp\/B088VL152Z\/<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Awards for the Monster Mysteries series<\/b><\/h4>\n