Secret of the Missing Teacup

White House Adventures #1

by Marianne Hering

Children and young people who live in the White House are caught up in this fast-paced story of a mysterious stranger -- and a country on the verge of war.

64 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Marianne Hering is a prolific writer, having written hundreds of articles and a number of books for children and parents. For nine years she worked for several magazines in Focus on the Family’s periodicals department and became the editor of Clubhouse, a Focus on the Family children’s magazine with a circulation of more than 100,000.

As a book developer for Focus on the Family, she and coauthor / creative director Paul McCusker launched the Adventures in Odyssey book series The Imagination Station in 2010. Currently the series includes 19 books, with two more contracted for 2017 release. Paul bowed out of his role in 2015 to pursue other creative avenues. The combined sales are more than 450,000.

Currently Marianne is a freelance writer taking assignments. She and her husband live in Colorado with their twin sons.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The setting of this short mystery is during John Adam's presidency. Much of the information presented is based on fact. The author includes a section at the end listing what is true.