Room One: A Mystery or Two
No. of pages 192
Ted Hammond loves a good mystery, and in the spring of his fifth-grade year, he's working on a big one. How can his school in the little town of Plattsford stay open next year if there are going to be only five students? Out here on the Great Plains in western Nebraska, everyone understands that if you lose the school, you lose the town.
But the mystery that has Ted's full attention at the moment is about that face, the face he sees in the upper window of the Andersons' house as he rides past on his paper route. The Andersons moved away two years ago, and their old farmhouse is empty, boarded up tight. At least it's supposed to be.
A shrinking school in a dying town. A face in the window of an empty house. At first these facts don't seem to be related. But...
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Simon & Schuster .
Andrew Clements is the author of picture books and novels for young readers, including Because Your Daddy Loves You and the perennial bestseller Frindle . He lives in Baldwin, Maine, and can also be found at www. andrewclements. com.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-6 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.
Agatha Award
This book was recognised by the Agatha Award. The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i.e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective) and are awarded annually at the Malice Domestic Conference.
Young Hoosier Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
Volunteer State Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Golden Sower Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Golden Sower Award.
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award.
Edgar Allan Poe Award
This book was recognised by the The Edgars Award. The Edgars - or 'Edgar Allen Poe Award' - are presented annually by the members of the Mystery Writers of America to distinguished fiction and non-fiction works about crime, mystery and detection primarily by American authors.
South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.