The Prairie Thief;

In this €œdelightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles€ (SLJ), experience life on the prairie€"with one fantastical twist!

Louisa Brody€s life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail. She€s living with the awful Smirches, her closest neighbors and the very family that accused her Pa of the horrendous crime. And now she€s discovered one very cantankerous€"and magical€"secret beneath the hazel grove. With her life flipped upside-down, it€s up to Louisa, her sassy friend Jessamine, and that cranky secret to save Pa from a guilty verdict.

Ten bold illustrations from Erwin Madrid accompany seasoned storyteller Melissa Wiley€s vibrant and enchanting tale of life on the prairie€"with one magical twist.