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You could say deadly Diamond Shoals was "Ground zero" for shipwrecks, once upon a time. In the era before lighthouses and before lifesavers, an enormous swatch of sneaky, shifting sandy shoals worked like skeletal fingers to snatch up ships and sink them! When Papa has to emergency land The Mystery Girl, this spooky, mysterious story begins. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Cape Hatteras history Diamond Shoals history USS Monitor history and facts Humidity and general Cape Hatteras weather Fresnal Lens Cape Hatteras lighthouse history Cape Hatteras shipwreck history Rescue device facts (the Breeches buoy) U.S. Coast Guard history Blackbeard, the pirate, history Barque Eagle ship history Wild ponies history Sea Turtle facts Diamond Shoals Pamlico Sound Pea Island Ocracoke Island. Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this Grade 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading 4.3 Accelerated Reader 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz 126334 Lexile 670 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Q Developmental Assessment 40
Author
Carole Marsh is a children's author and the founder of Gallopade International, a children’s book publishing company headquartered in Peachtree City, GA. Marsh writes mystery fiction in addition to works of non-fiction for children. Initially she self-published under the imprint Gallopade Publishing Group, which she founded in 1979; today Gallopade International is a major small publisher based in Peachtree City, Georgia. In 2007 Marsh received the Georgia Author of the Year award for her contributions to children's literature and to the state of Georgia over the past twenty-seven years.
