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 The Mystery
Club of Luna Drive, a middle grade novel by James M. Deem,
was published online by the Maricopa County (AZ) Library District and was free for all readers for two years. The book was
originally serialized: a new chapter appeared on the first of each month for a
year, beginning October 1, 2003; the twelfth and final chapter appeared
October 1, 2004. The book remained online until October 2005. Follow
this link to read
the Chapter 1.
 The Story: One
hot September day in the middle of a monsoon, three sixth graders accidentally
discover a strange and mysterious library in their old Phoenix neighborhood.
There they find a refuge from their own problems as they become enveloped in a
series of ever-deepening mysteries, involving Miss Moon, the inscrutable
librarian of the Luna Drive Library.
The
Neighborhood: The Luna Historic neighborhood near downtown Phoenix is one
of the oldest areas of the city. Filled with old houses (and not a few vacant
lots), the neighborhood may also be home to a few ghosts.
The
Characters: Luz Lucero, Max Waters, and Dwight Underwood are the
three sixth graders who share a number of traits:
each one has just moved to their
new neighborhood, each shares a sense of loss and loneliness as they try to fit
in, and each loves a good mystery.
Luz
Lucero, the only child of a single mother. One of the most
stubborn girls you'd ever want to meet, Luz tried hard to please her mother,
but when her mother makes her mad, watch out! Luz decides to do what she
wants. Since her mother has a new job and always stays late at the office,
she isn't around to supervise Luz. That's when Luz opens the door to
Mystery!
Max
Waters, a New York Yankees fan who just moved to Phoenix. Max
doesn't speak at school or anywhere, though he will sometimes communicate if
the mood strikes him. Even in silence, his brain works overtime--if only
everyone else knew what he was thinking.
Dwight
Underwood, the class clown with a big secret that he can't share
with anyone. No one knows what is on his mind...until he meets a very
special librarian.
Miss
Moon, the librarian at the old-fashioned Luna Drive Library. She runs the Mystery Club...but why is she so
interested in mysteries? Could it be that she has a few mysteries of her
own?
Mrs.
Norolla, the white-gloved librarian at the Luna Elementary
School. Her library has more rules than a millimeter ruler--and watch out if
you don't keep six legs on the floor! Could she know Miss Moon?
the
scary man, who always lurks around the library. He says that
he's looking for his mother. But who could she be?
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