The Pack-n-Go Girls Series

When I’m not writing books for adults, I’m having fun creating stories for kids. Currently, I write the Australia, Austria, and Mexico series for Pack-n-Go Girls®. Designed by girls for girls who love to play and travel, Pack-n-Go Girls® engages the imagination of children ages 6-9 by introducing them to different countries around the world. Pack-n-Go Girls® early chapter book adventures are packed with spooky mysteries, international friendships, and lots of fun and easy multicultural learning.

2017 Literary Classics Gold – Best Series – Young Reader
2017 CIPA Evvy Silver – Children’s Story Books
2017 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Silver – Best Chapter Book Series
2014 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Winner – Best Chapter Book Series

Pack-n-Go Girls presents a mystery series for girls ages 6-9 that includes travel to exotic locations, fun adventures with true blue friends, exploring new languages and cultures, and solving thrilling mysteries together, a fantastic formula for fun and travel-enriched adventure.” – The Midwest Book Review

Discover the haunted castles, secret places, and magical Christmas markets of Austria with Brooke and Eva.
PNG-ebook-FrontCvr-Small-050714Mystery of the Ballerina Ghost

Nine-year-old Brooke Mason has lived all her life on a ranch in the Colorado Rockies. Now she’s headed to Austria with her mom. Brooke can’t wait! They even get to stay at Schloss Mueller, an ancient Austrian castle. Even better? There’s a girl Brooke’s age to play with. Eva, the girl who lives at Schloss Mueller, is thrilled to meet Brooke. Unfortunately, the castle’s ghost isn’t quite so happy.

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Available now in audio book format.

Lexile Rating: 480L

 


 

PNG-Austria2-eBookFrontCvr-Small-050814Mystery of the Secret Room

It’s raining so Brooke and Eva have nothing to do but play hide and seek in the castle’s attic. It’s just an ordinary game on an ordinary rainy afternoon. But then Brooke stumbles into a room everyone has forgotten for decades. A beautiful porcelain doll sits at a table set for tea for three. It’s as if she’s been waiting for Brooke and Eva to arrive.

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Available now in audio book format.

Lexile Rating: 480L

 


 

Mystery at the Christmas Market

It’s raining so Brooke and Eva have nothing to do but play hide and seek in the castle’s attic. It’s just an ordinary game on an ordinary rainy afternoon. But then Brooke stumbles into a room everyone has forgotten for decades. A beautiful porcelain doll sits at a table set for tea for three. It’s as if she’s been waiting for Brooke and Eva to arrive.

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Available now in audio book format.

Lexile Rating: 450L

 


Spooky lagoons, quaint villages, and unsolved mysteries! Explore Mexico with Izzy and Patti.
PNG_Mexico1_eBookFrontCvr_Small_050814Mystery of the Thief in the Night

Izzy’s family sails into a quiet lagoon in Mexico and drops their anchor. Izzy can’t wait to explore the pretty little village, eat yummy tacos, and practice her Spanish. When she meets nine-year-old Patti, Izzy’s thrilled. Now she can do all that and have a new friend to play with too. Life is perfect. At least it’s perfect until they realize there’s a midnight thief on the loose!

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Available now in audio book format.

Lexile Rating: 520L

 


 

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Mystery of the Disappearing Dolphin

It’s market day in Barra de Navidad. Izzy and Patti discover a beautiful glass dolphin that Izzy wants more than anything. Unfortunately, it disappears before she can buy it.

Even more unfortunate? It later reappears in Izzy’s bag. Izzy can’t believe the trouble she’s in.

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Lexile Rating: 460L

 


Disappearing sheep and 100-year-old letters take Wendy and Chloe to unexpected places in the Australian adventures.
Mystery of the Min Min Lights

It’s hot. It’s windy. It’s dusty. It’s the Australian outback. Wendy Lee arrives from California. She’s lucky to meet Chloe Taylor, who invites Wendy to their sheep station. It sounds like fun except that someone is stealing the sheep.

And the thief just might be something as crazy as a UFO.

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Lexile Rating: 500L

 


 

Mystery of the Rusty Key

Wendy, Chloe, and Jacko must unravel four spooky clues: an ancient letter, a rusty key, a missing box, and a curse. The kids race against time to solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.

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Lexile Rating: 530L

 


Discover more Pack-n-Go Girls Adventures in Brazil and Thailand!
Mystery of the Troubled Toucan

Nine-year-old Sofia Diaz’s world is coming apart. So is the rickety old boat that carries her far up the Rio Negro river in Brazil. Crocodiles swim in the dark waters. Spiders scurry up the twisted tree trunks. And a crazy toucan screeches a warning. It chases Sofia and Júlia, her new friend, deep into the steamy rainforest. There they stumble upon a shocking discovery.

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Lexile Rating: 490L

 

 


 

Mystery of the Lazy Loggerhead

Sofia and Júlia visit the coast of Brazil. It’s fun in the sun until they notice mysterious markings in the golden sands. Someone or something is after the loggerhead sea turtles. But why? It’s up to Sofia and Júlia to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

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Lexile Rating: 460L

 


 

Mystery of the Golden Temple

Wendy, Chloe, and Jacko must unravel four spooky clues: an ancient letter, a rusty key, a missing box, and a curse. The kids race against time to solve the mystery before the clock strikes midnight.

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Lexile Rating: 560L

 

 


 

Mystery of the Naga at Night

Rustle. Crunch. Rustle. Crunch. Something creeps by Jess’ window in a Thai hill tribe village. Whatever it is sounds close enough to touch. The wind blows. Pebbles scatter. A shadow slithers though the moonlight. What is this mysterious creature doing slipping into the jungle every night? Jess and Nong May are determined to find out.

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Lexile Rating: 520L