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The Big Sting

Written by: Rachelle Delaney
Narrated by: Justin Miller
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2024 Diamond Willow Award, Short-listed
2023 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Award - Youth Category, Long-listed
2023 Silver Birch Award for Fiction, Nominated
2023 Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society Book Award, Short-listed
2024 The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence - Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book, Nominated

A visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's beehives are stolen. A light-hearted and funny middle-grade novel for fans of Rebecca Stead and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

Eleven-year-old Leo is an "armchair adventurer." This, according to Dad, means he'd choose adventures in books or video games over real-life experiences. And while Leo hates the label, he can’t argue with it. Unlike his little sister Lizzie, Leo is not a risk-taker.

So when he, Lizzie, Mom and Dad leave the city to visit Grandpa on Heron Island, Leo finds all kinds of dangers to avoid—from the deep, dark ocean to an old barn on the verge of collapse. But nothing on the island is more fearsome than Grandpa himself—Leo has never met anyone so grumpy! According to Mom, Grandpa is still grieving the recent death of his wife, a beekeeper beloved by everyone on the island.

Despite Leo's best efforts to avoid it, adventure finds him anyway when Grandma’s beehives go missing in the dead of night. Infuriated, Grandpa vows to track down the sticky-fingered thieves himself . . . with risk-averse Leo and danger-loving Lizzie (plus a kitten named Mayhem) in tow.

©2023 Rachelle Delaney (P)2023 Tundra Books
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What the critics say

"A story full of mystery, adventure, and personal challenges that will have readers buzzing."—Kirkus Reviews

"This character-forward beekeeping mystery considers the limitations of labels and the authentic messiness of IRL adventures."—Publishers Weekly

"[A]n action-packed, riotous quest to solve the mystery of the missing hives. . . . Delaney’s memorable cast of characters will strike a chord with tweens."—CM Reviews

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I couldn't stop listening to this story! I finished it in two days (which was NOT my intention). Enjoyed it so much that I got it for my classroom to do as a read-aloud (though I can't do it justice compared to the narrator).

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