Books in series

The Friendship Feature

2022

Jessie Alden thinks her days of solving mysteries are over. With her new role at the student newspaper, as well as classes, friends, and boys, there's a lot to keep up with. And Jessie always likes to be prepared. But when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent's business, and she also finds out the club she's writing her first feature on seems to know something about it, Jessie realizes her story is much bigger than she thought—and she can't help but get to the bottom of it.

Talk of the Town

2022

When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie finds herself stuck between her feuding best friends. As she helps Charla investigate how this happened, they find that someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and it could spell trouble for her mom's legal case. In order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel's help. But when some messages go out, they're hard to take back.

A Dramatic Disappearance

2023

Jessie's next article for the school paper is taking a dramatic turn. When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, a talented performer who grew up in Greenfield and is making a big splash around the world. But when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes. If she wants to score a celebrity interview, she’s going to have to solve a mystery first.

Author

Stacia Deutsch

Author · 36 books

1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Stacia Deutsch has written more than 300 books.

In addition to her award-winning creative chapter book series entitled Blast to the Past, Stacia has also ghostwritten for a popular girls' mystery series, published non-fiction texts, and penned a young adult romantic comedy called In the Stars. She has also penned popular titles for Girls who Code Books 1 & 2 and several Spirit: Riding Free books. Additionally, Stacia has written junior movie tie-in novelizations for summer blockbuster films, including HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, the New York Times Best Seller: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS JR. MOVIE NOVEL, and THE SMURFS MOVIE NOVELS. Check out Stacia's website for more titles! A bit more about me: ✥ Lives on a Ranch with 4 horses, 2 cats, 2 dogs and a lot of lizards ✥ Has an Masters in Fine Arts from Western State Colorado in Genre Fiction ✥ Was recently awarded a Doctor of Divinity honorary degree from Hebrew Union College ✥ Grew up in Denver, lived in Cincinnati, and now lives in California Find her at www.staciadeutsch.com. Email: staciadeutsch.writes@gmail.com Twitter: @staciadeutsch, www.facebook/staciadeutsch, and www.instagram.com/staciadeutsch_writes/ Stacia lives in Temecula, California.