Audacity Jones to the Rescue: Library Edition

Larson, Kirby

ISBN 10: 1467623180 ISBN 13: 9781467623186

Publisher: Scholastic Audio

Synopsis

Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan who aches for adventure, a challenge to break up the monotony of her life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. Life as a wayward girl isn't so bad; Audie has the best of friends, a clever cat companion, and plenty of books to read. Still, she longs for some excitement, like the characters in the novels she so loves encounter.

So when the mysterious Commodore Crutchfield visits the school and whisks Audie off to Washington, DC, she knows she's in for the journey of a lifetime. But soon, it becomes clear that the Commodore has unsavory plans for Audie -- plans that involve the president of the United States and a sinister kidnapping plot. Before she knows it, Audie winds up in the White House kitchens, where she's determined to stop the Commodore dead in his tracks. Can Audie save the day before it's too late?

About this title

About the Author

Kirby Larson is the acclaimed author of the 2007 Newbery Honor book Hattie Big Sky; its sequel, Hattie Ever After; The Friendship Doll; Dear America: The Fences Between Us; Duke; Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction winner Dash; Liberty; Audacity Jones to the Rescue; and its sequel Audacity Jones Steals the Show. She has also co-written the award-winning picture books Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival and Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle. She lives in Washington with her husband and Winston the Wonder Dog.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4–6—Audacity Jones is a resident of Miss Maisie's Home for Wayward Girls in Swayze, IN. And while life at Miss Maisie's is sometimes difficult, for Audacity and her best friends Bimi and the triplets, Lavender, Lilac, and Violet, it is home. Everything changes, however, on one Christmas Eve, when wealthy Commodore Crutchfield appears on Miss Maisie's doorstep in search of an orphan. Being the only orphan around, Audacity volunteers to accompany the Commodore on a mission to Washington, DC, that involves the president, an English cook, and a pot of terrapin soup. As the mission date draws closer, a buzzing in Audie's ear begins to warn her that all might not be as it appears. With the help of an old stable master and a newspaper boy, it is up to Audacity to save the day. Lyssa Brown's narration brings forth Audacity's well-read personality, as well as the Commodore's Southern absentmindedness and Miss Finch's pinched asperity. VERDICT Fans of Lemony Snicket and Kate DiCamillo will gravitate toward this story of an unlikely heroine who is smart enough to make sure everything turns out right in the end. ["Readers will cheer Audacity's ingenuity and bravery as they relish every moment of her adventures": SLJ 1/16 review of the Scholastic book.]—Michaela Schied, Indian River Middle School, Philadelphia, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Audio
• ISBN 10: 1467623180
• ISBN 13: 9781467623186
• Binding: Preloaded Digital Audio Player
• Language: English