The First Summer of Callie Mcgee
By (Author) A. L. Tait
Scholastic Australia
Scholastic Australia
1st August 2023
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Paperback
208
Width 197mm, Height 130mm, Spine 16mm
200g
'The water in a rip current is always calmer than the waves on either side. Once in it, youre best just to go with the flow.' Its the last summer before Callie starts high school and shes been dragged along to yet another family friends holiday. Determined to change her nerdy reputation, Callie sets out to make wavesbut nothing is quite as she expects. Her usual ally, Sasha, has outgrown Callie; her nemesis, Mitch, has brought his cousin Owen along; and the boring south coast town of Sawyers Point has been rocked by a series of burglaries. Callie, Owen and Mitch decide to investigate the robberies, bringing them face to face with a local gang ... and a possible ghost. But when Sasha goes missing, Callie must draw on all her smarts to find her friend, and discovers that being Callie McGee has its benefits. A middle-grade mystery about growing up, figuring things out, and solving the puzzle of who you are.