Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits booker
Not an avid cat fan I have read over my lifetime many excellent dog books Much to my surprise I loved this excellent book that features a special calico cat I heartily recommend this fun mystery adventure to you Michael D Beil I loved the characters especially the telepathic cat the plot and the lovely epilogue Michael D Beil Cute story half narrated by a cat and half narrated by a boy The cat can communicate with some humans in their minds and he is good at solving mysteries Lots of clever writing from the cat s perspective I think this would be a good read aloud Michael D Beil This fast paced 1930s mystery features trains roller coasters jewels and a talking cat I know That s quite a combination isn t it Michael D Beil A fun mystery Mostly predictable but a great read Michael D Beil
Lantern Sam is the wise cracking sarcastic talking cat for those who can hear him that is who lives onboard the Lake Erie Shoreliner train and is one of the best detectives no one knows about He doesn t have much patience for humans unless they bring him sardines but when 10 year old traveler Henry can t find his new friend the exuberant Ellie Sam s enlisted to help A ransom note is soon discovered and just like that Sam and Henry are on the case with the help of Clarence the Conductor who supplies Sam s sardines But is Ellie still on board the train Did the salesman with his trunk full of samples sneak her off And why does that couple keep acting so suspicious Veteran middle grade mystery author Michael D Beil has crafted a hilarious and appealing adventure set in the 1930s that s chock full of quirky characters red herrings and all with an irresistible cat at its center Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak BanditsAmazing a robbery on a train with a talking cat my favorite character who would have thought of it The author of this book is brilliant Michael D Beil This was a great book I read Michael D Beil s other books including The Red Blazer Girls and this one was great I would highly recommend you reading this Michael D Beil This was a great book My favorite part of the book was the almost entirely true autobiography of Lantern Sam It was very funny Michael D Beil What a charmingly adorable story Lantern Sam is a such a cute character a cat with than nine lives who likes to help humans solve crimes Part of the story was set in Conneaut where we used to go every summer and ride the Blue Streak when I was brave enough Very nostalgic Michael D Beil Need this one to be made into a series I love Latern Sam so so much Michael D Beil In a time not long after the fifth extinction event Edgar Award nominated author Michael D Beil came of age on the shores of Pymatuning Lake where the ducks walk on the fish Look it up Seriously For reasons that can t be disclosed until September 28 2041 he now lives somewhere in Portugal with his wife and their two white cats Bruno and Maisie He still gets carsick if he has to ride in the back seat for long and feels a little guilty that he doesn t keep a journal.
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