R.A Stephens – författare

After Riz and her friends successfully ledthe Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. Oneday at school, she finds the perfect opportunity to break out her new forensicskit and solve a new mystery. On their way to class in the morning, Rizand her friends notice a commotion outside the music room and hear thatsomething has been stolen! They head off to class, but Riz’s observation skillsallow her to notice the principal, deputy, office staff, and their musicteacher speaking with removalists outside the classroom window. Riz tries tolipread their conversation and deciphers it at break with the help of herfriends and Peiter from Grade 6. Instruments have been stolen from the musicroom in the midst of its renovations!They start their investigation by sneakinginto the music room and finding some fingerprints. Riz and her friends collect thefingerprints of all their classmates and compare the patterns, promising theirteacher to give the class a presentation on their findings. They break off intoteams to collect even more fingerprints at break, from other Grades, and evenfrom their principal! They finally find their match, but before they can bringthe information to anyone else, the deputy principal pulls them in for a sternchat. Will they solve another mystery? Anotherforensic science inspired story for young readers.

Tarni can’t wait for her Senior Prom and iscounting down the days. She has a checklist for everything—the shoes, themakeup, the friends, the photos, and most importantly, the dress. But Tarni’sperfect dress is a whopping $950 and she has to work extra shifts at her job topay for it. While she slowly marks off her checklist, the elusive dress remainstoo expensive. Beside the dance, she still has to pay for her driver’s licenseand driving lessons. Add on the pressure of trying to decide what she’s goingto do once school is over, and Tarni is becoming a nervous wreck.  Then the worst happens, by the time shesaves enough for the dress, it’s sold out. How can she find her perfectdress—and in the right size in time? And will she ever get a clue on what to doafter school? She will have to rely on her fashion sense and courage to makeher dreams come true.