Firebug

by Marianne Mitchell

When Haley shows up at her uncle’s Sedona, Arizona, bed and breakfast ranch to help for a couple weeks, she is met with a guest cabin is on fire! Everyone is ok, so good-natured Uncle Jake writes it off as just another stroke of bad luck - but Haley isn’t so sure. Soon, Haley is certain something is up. It looks like the fire may have been intentional, because more weird things are going on at the ranch. The horses are spooked, Uncle Jake is getting threatening postcards, and computer viruses are erasing important information. But between greed, jealousy, and a rumor of buried treasure, everyone has a motive. Haley’s got to figure out who is behind these crimes before her uncle loses the ranch for good.

Author Marianne Mitchell uses her considerable knowledge of ranching in the Sedona area for plenty of plot twists, and narrator Jennifer Ikeda is superb as determined sleuth Haley.

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First published February 1, 2004

About the author

A native of Arizona, she now lives in Portugal.

Reviews

[Leila Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book because I really relate to the main character. The plot is this girl named Hailey is trying to make it through have both parents in different states. Her parents are still together but have to be apart for jobs. The girls uncle is a ranch owner and a barn catches on fire. The horses are let out by evil Vivica. Then she traps hailey and burns down the whole ranch.

[Brittany Dalton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book its about Hannah a young girl that went to work for her uncle Jake for the summer. When Hannah and her dad got there one of Jakes cabins was on fire. Hannah over herd Jake talking and telling someone that he didn't have fire insurence. Hannah was cleaning the cabins and trying to figure out how it burnt. The cabin caught fire because if a lit cigeritt and a pile of potato chips in the bathroom window sill.

[Caspar Vega · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay but I wasn't really the target audience for it.

[Kirtana]

i heard it was good.....so i will read it soon

[Deisy · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this book. it's about a summer vacation gone wrong because of all these weird things happening. its like a mystery book.i love mystery book!!!

[Mirka · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think that this book will a great book not a good book but excellent and great book

[Alexis Mims · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was so good.

[Go Muang · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think about this book I say good because I like the mission.

[Freddy Nene]

I it a good book when they talk about fire and staff.

[Sak]

i like the book i think its good

[Junjae]

its boring and fun

[Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

The conflict during this book is very impelling and draws you in and makes you question all the characters.