The lady's slipper
The lady's slipper
About this book
"Melody Ellison is impressed by her sophisticated new friend, Leah Roth, but she wishes her cousin Val would stop being so standoffish to Leah! Melody meets Leah's grandfather, Dr. Roth, a botanist who escaped the Nazis and brought a rare and valuable Lady's Slipper orchid with him to America. When Melody's own grandfather becomes a suspect in a burglary, Melody turns to Val and Leah for help. Yet Leah seems to be hiding something, something to do with her grandfather, that could hurt all of them. Can Melody catch the orchid thief before it's too late?"--Publisher.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL20048733W
Subjects
FriendshipTheftNineteen sixtiesJuvenile fictionOrchidsAfrican AmericansMystery and detective storiesAfrican Americans -- Juvenile fictionFriendship -- Juvenile fictionNineteen sixties -- Juvenile fictionOrchids -- Juvenile fictionTheft -- Juvenile fictionDetroit (Mich.) -- Juvenile fiction