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Date de parution
01 mai 2011
Nombre de lectures
5
EAN13
9781459806023
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
5 Mo
Sara loves her grandmother's bakery.
It's a special place-not only because of its delicious Japanese buns and pastries. She enjoys spending time with her obaachan, her grandmother. But things aren't going well for the bakery. When the bakery's lucky cat statue goes missing, Sara wonders if the bakery's luck is gone for good. But then a mysterious cat appears in the backyard one night and inspires a plan. With the help of her friend, Jake, Sara just might find the statue and restore the bakery's lost luck.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Publié par
Date de parution
01 mai 2011
EAN13
9781459806023
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
5 Mo
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Mystery of the Missing Luck
Jacqueline Pearce
illustrations by Leanne Franson
In memory of my two grandmothers. —J.P.
Text copyright © Jacqueline Pearce 2011 Illustrations copyright © Leanne Franson 2011
Published in Canada and the United States in 2011 by Orca Book Publishers. orcabook.com
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Pearce, Jacqueline, 1962– Mystery of the missing luck / Jacqueline Pearce; illustrated by Leanne Franson. (Orca echoes) Issued in print and electronic formats. isbn 978-1-55469-396-2 (pbk.).— isbn 978-1-55469-397-9 (pdf) .— isbn 978-1-4598-0602-3 (epub) I. Franson, Leanne II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes ps8581.e26m98 2011 jc813'.6 c2010-907914-0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010941920
Summary: When Maneki Neko, a Japanese lucky cat statue, goes missing from her grandmother’s bakery, Sara resolves to track it down and help restore the bakery’s good fortune.
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Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Leanne Franson Author photo by Danielle Naherniak
Chapter One Missing
Every day after school Sara walked to her grandmother’s bakery. Her long black ponytail swung as she skipped down the last block. At the bakery, she always paused to look through the window at Maneki Neko, the lucky cat statue. The statue sat in the window display beside a basket of round golden buns. Come inside , the cat’s raised paw beckoned.
Each time Sara stepped through the door,she gave the lucky cat a secret wave. The smell of freshly baked buns always made her mouth water. Her favorite was a soft, sweet an-pan filled with fudgy red-bean paste.
Today, however, something was different. The round golden buns were in their basket as usual, but there was no Maneki Neko.
Sara pushed open the bakery door. “Where is Maneki Neko?” she asked Obaachan. Obaachan was Sara’s Japanese grandmother. She stood behind a long counter with a glass front. More buns and pastries were lined up behind the glass.
Usually Obaachan smiled broadly when Sara arrived. But this afternoon her round face was long and sad. “Gone,” she said. “Maneki Neko is gone.”
“What do you mean?” Sara asked. How could the lucky cat statue be gone?
