Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho

When one of the ghosts from Danger Point gets... spooked, it's time for Sam and Jade to pull out the Journal of Weird and jump into action! Trying to solve this twohundredyearold mystery takes the girls all over their town and beyond, all while Surfside's Annual Surf Competition is going on. Add to the mix a cute surfer boy, a mysterious mustached man with a guitar, and a very jealous Sam can the surfing sleuths save the day again? One of the most charming series riding the wave of middlegrade graphic novels, for fans of Raina Telgemeier Great themes of female friendship, teamwork, research, local history, and problemsolving. Reminiscent of ScoobyDoo and Nancy Drew Book Two expands the diversity of Surfside Girls with a major Hispanic character. Kim Dwinell's Surfside Girls has a timeless quality. With its likable characters, sunny colors, and supernatural mystery, it's a perfect summer read. Brigid Alverson, School Library Journal's Good Comics for Kids