Backstage Fright

Frightmares #8

by Peg Kehret

Bright lights and dark deeds! Bone Breath is a star!

Rosie Saunders and Kayo Benton are thrilled when their new friend Kyle Guthrie recommends Rosie's dog for a carry-on part in Pirate's Plunder at the Oakwood Community Theatre. The girls are so busy working backstage that they nearly forget about the scandal at the Oakwood Art Museum. The museum's most valuable painting is a forgery!

But when Rosie finds a Van Gogh painting in the theatre's storeroom, she knows the thief is too close for comfort. Is this painting real...or is it another fake? Someone is willing to do anything to conceal the crime...and if they don't act quickly, Rosie, Kayo, and Kyle will become the next victims!

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Peg Kehret writes middle grade fiction and nonfiction. She's won dozens of state children's choice awards, where kids vote for their favorite book.

When she was twelve, Peg was paralyzed with polio. Most of her protagonists are the age she was then.

A volunteer with animal rescue groups, three of Peg's books are co-authored by Pete the Cat."

Reviews

[Mikala · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so much fun! Loved the characters!!!

[Carole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rosie and Kayo get involved in the mystery of a possible Van Gogh painting found in the storage room of a community theater, where their new friend Lyle gets a part in the play for Bone Breath, Rosie's dog. Rosie and Kayo get jobs in the props department in the theater; Lyle has a small part in the play. Rosie, Kayo, and Lyle get a little closer to the mystery than what they intend.