Maggie M Larche: 9 books

Twelve-year-old Melanie is bored with her little sister and with yet another Mardi Gras in her hometown. But when she notices a secret code built into the floats of a Mardi Gras parade, she realizes that life might have some surprises left.Melanie and her friends set off to break the Mardi...

Featherbrained, lovable Charlie Bingham just wants a peaceful day at school with Miss Walker, the teacher he loves. But when his best pal Brad accidentally steals Miss Walker's prize possession, an antique alarm clock, things get messy. Pretty soon, Charlie, Brad, and their friend Alyssa are...

Who left the footprints in the wet concrete? Why does the class bully win the election? Who is Ms. Harper's secret admirer? Only one person knows -- Striker Jones, the most original kid detective since Encyclopedia Brown! Along with his friends Bill, Sheila, and Amy, Striker must use his wits...

Hilarious Charlie Bingham is back, and this time, he's got his sights set on joining the elite hall monitor squad. But Owen, head hall monitor, tells him he's not serious enough for the job! Charlie sets out to prove that he can handle the responsibility and only runs into more trouble than...

The most original kid detective since Encyclopedia Brown!After an exciting year of solving mysteries, Striker and his friends are off to summer camp! But all is not as it seems throughout their summer adventure, and new puzzles continue to pile up. Someone is firing arrows in the dead of night....

A spirit from the past. A love for all time.Six months after her grandmother passed away, Beth feels like she’s moved on. But when she’s asked to spend the summer with her grandfather, she realizes her next job is to help him do the same. It seems an impossible task until Beth starts to...

Teach real-life economics with stories that your kids will love! Economics doesn't have to be a difficult topic to teach to elementary students. Using the Striker Jones mystery series, you can introduce the topics to your kids in a unique story-based format. It's reading and social studies, all rolled...

Come see why the Midwest Book Review calls Striker Jones a "fun and rollicking series" with "effortless teaching of both cooperation values and basic economics." The Striker Jones and the Midnight Archer Teacher's Companion is the companion to the second book of the Striker...

When life gets tough, you’ve got to step up.Surrounded by good friends and able to indulge her passion for dance, Jenna’s life seems perfect. But when her dad loses his job, everything changes. Rather than quit dancing, Jenna scrambles to find a way to pay her own tuition. Unfortunately,...