Gus Gertie and the Missing Pearl Author:Joan Lowery Nixon Joan Lowery Nixon and Diane deGroat's first fast-paced whodunit for newly independent readers is now available in paperback. When Gus and Gertie arrive on Holiday Island, they find a haven of seagoing scallywags, riffraff, and ruffians. It isn't long before Gertie's precious deep-sea pearl is stolen--but who's to blame? The culprit is revealed b... more »y clues cleverly hidden in Gus's hastily taken snapshots. Can readers crack the case before it's too late?« less