2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery
From award-winning author Taryn Souders comes a charming, southern middle grade mystery perfect for fans of Stranger Things and the Masterminds series.
The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground...
Windy Bottom, Georgia is usually a peaceful place. Coop helps his mom at her cafe and bookstore, hangs out with his grandpa, bikes around with his friends Justice and Liberty, and is determined to live up to his dad's legacy. Windy Bottom is full of all kinds of interesting people, but no one has ever caused a problem. Until now.
And somehow, Gramps is taking all the blame! It seems like there are a lot of secrets that were buried in their small town after all...
Will Coop and his friends get to the bottom of the mystery and clear Gramps's name before it's too late?
You will love Coop and his adventures if you are looking for:Mystery books for kids 9-12Heartfelt and quirky stories for young readersKids detective books5th grade mystery books

About the Author

Taryn Souders graduated from the University of North Texas with a specialization in mathematics. She is the author of How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer and Dead Possums Are Fair Game. She lives in Winter Park, Florida, with her family. Visit her at tarynsouders.com.

Reviews
"[Pleasingly] dark with its secrets, lies, and murder, and it's pleasingly free of predictability as the author unravels the story. Lovers of mysteries are sure to appreciate the uniqueness of this piece" - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"[For] libraries with plenty of voracious, and patient, mystery readers." - School Library Journal
"Coop Knows the Scoop is a gem of mystery with everything you're looking for in a whodunit from the pitch perfect setting, to the heartwarming hero, and a plot that will keep you guessing until the end." - James Ponti, Edgar Award-winning author of Vanished!
"An engrossing, good-humored page-turner. " - Kirkus Reviews
"Artfully composed and offering several genuine surprises, this mystery will have young readers speeding through it in a quest to uncover the truth." - Booklist
"Delightfully quirky townsfolk and details of small-town life create the perfect backdrop for this deftly plotted mystery by Souders (How to [Almost] Ruin Your Summer). Well-placed red herrings and clues will have readers guessing until the truth comes out. " - Publishers Weekly



Book Information
ISBN 9781492640189
Author Taryn Souders
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Sourcebooks Young Readers
Publisher Sourcebooks, Inc
Weight(grams) 310g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 20mm