downtherabbithole

__Down the Rabbit Hole__ by Peter Abrahams ISBN: 0-06-073701-8 ©2005 375 pages

pp. 11-13 when Ingrid meets Cracked up Katie pp. 35-36 -> Cracked up Katie's obituary
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Ingrid is in 8th grade and is talented in soccer and as an actress. Surprisingly, these two talents of her weave together in this first book of the Echo Falls mystery series. Ingrid gets herself messed up in the murder of "Cracked up Katie," the town 'weirdo,' and can't figure out how to help solve the mystery without getting herself in trouble. To make matters worse, a boy from school that she really likes (Joey) father is the chief of police and is starting to figure out that Ingrid may know more than she is letting on. Ingrid has to try and balance school (which she is failing miserably at), friends (including Joey who is worried about her), soccer (which involves missing cleats), and the play she has just captured the leading role in along with trying to solve the murder. Can she do it without being injured or killed herself? If only she would tell someone...Gramps, Joey, mom, dad, Ty....but she is too worried that she is on her own. A pleasant read! I compare this to the Sammy Keyes series.
 * Summary:**

YA fiction; Mystery/suspense; murder; soccer

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