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Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho

Series: Surfside Girls
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Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho is a graphic novel where the young sleuths Sam and Jade dive into a summer adventure filled with ghostly encounters and hidden truths. They explore a historic ranch and uncover secrets that have laid dormant for years while showcasing their resilience and friendship. The blend of mystery and local lore paints an engaging backdrop for their quest.
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You might enjoy this graphic novel if you love a blend of mystery and adventure with a coastal twist. With engaging illustrations and a captivating storyline, it is perfect for readers who enjoy exploring historical secrets and supernatural elements. Ideal for those who have an interest in surf culture and love a good detective story wrapped in sun and ocean breeze.

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Sam and Jade are back! Get ready for more ancient mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-color graphic novel.

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Sam and Jade are back! Get ready for more ancient mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-colour graphic novel.

Now an Apple Original from Apple TV+!

Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho features Sam and Jade exploring more ghostly mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-colour graphic novel.

When one of the ghosts from Danger Point gets... spooked, it's time for Sam and Jade to bring out the Journal of Weird and leap into action! Trying to solve this two-hundred-year-old mystery takes the girls all over their town and beyond, all while Surfside's Annual Surf Competition is going on. Add to the mix a cute surfer boy, a mysterious moustached man with a guitar, and a very jealous Sam -- can the surfing sleuths save the day again?

Series: Surfside Girls

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  • Surfside Girls: The Secret of Danger Point
    Now an Apple Original from Apple TV+! Sun... sand... and spooky adventures! Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samantha's best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and it's throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam...
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  • Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho
    Sam and Jade are back! Get ready for more ancient mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-colour graphic novel. Now an Apple Original from Apple TV+! Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho features Sam and Jade exploring more ghostly mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-colour graphic novel....
    Paperback
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Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho has been praised for its enchanting art style and engaging storyline, creating an appealing adventure that draws readers in. The narrative blends history, mystery, and friendship in a way that is both educational and entertaining. Reviewers appreciate the book's ability to capture a sense of nostalgia while weaving a contemporary tale that resonates with readers of all ages.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781603094474

Publisher: Top Shelf Productions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Top Shelf Productions

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 157.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Kim Dwinell is the author and illustrator of the Surfside Girls graphic novel series. A lifelong surfer and once beach lifeguard, Kim got hired into feature animation after college onto films including Hercules, Mulan, and Tarzan. In addition to making books, she teaches animation and related classes at CSU Long Beach. She lives in sunny Southern California with her family and various pets, and can regularly be found in the ocean there.

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  • The Science of Surfing
    Soon to be an Apple TV+ series! The ocean is packed with plants, animals, water... and science! Ride the waves of knowledge with Sam and Jade as they explain all about the amazing wonders of the sea, and have a blast doing it. Have you ever wondered why the ocean has waves? Why do the tides change with the moon?...
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  • Surfside Girls: The Secret of Danger Point
    Now an Apple Original from Apple TV+! Sun... sand... and spooky adventures! Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samantha's best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and it's throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam...
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  • Surfside Girls: The Box Set
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    Surfside Girls: The Box Set
    Ker-splash! Dive into four surf-tastic adventures with Sam and Jade in the graphic novel series that inspired the Apple TV+ show! Welcome to Surfside—a beautiful town full of ocean breezes, layers of history, long-lost secrets, unexplained weirdness, and maybe even...ghosts? Kim Dwinell's captivating graphic novel series, sometimes described as Nancy Drew meets Scooby-Doo, is collected here in four sunshiney adventures...
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  • Surfside Girls: The Clue in the Reef
    Splash into a new adventure with Sam & Jade in the graphic novel series that inspired the Apple TV+ show! Past and present collide with land and sea as the girls leave the mainland and strive to save the animals. Splash into a new adventure with Sam & Jade in the graphic novel series that inspired the Apple TV+ show!...
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