Publisher Description

What would you do if someone upset your grandma?Maddie and Grandma are all set to enter the baking competition at the town's annual show when someone steals Grandma's cupcakes!Maddie knows how much winning the competition means to Grandma. With the help of her loyal collie Ruby, Maddie has to find the thief.Ruby finds the first clue: a cupcake dropped on the street. Talking to the neighbours offers another. Maddie's friends Josh and Rose help her put together a list of suspects.But when Maddie encourages them to climb into the showgrounds after dark, she gets them all into trouble…Can Maddie find out who took the cupcakes and why?

Author Biography

Kate Gordon-Smith spent 90% of her childhood reading books about ponies. The other 10% she spent galloping around the garden with her family's pet Beagle.Now she's penning fun adventure and mystery stories about brave friends, ponies and unicorns, and much-loved dogs.Kate is inspired by the wonderful community and magnificent mountains of Central Otago in New Zealand's South Island where she lives with her husband, their red and white collie Kenzie and rescue dog Snow, a retired racehorse called Tony, and a fluffy, demanding cat called Bob.

Review

From an early reader, aged 9: "I loved the characters. The names, the way they were described, everything. While I was reading it, I felt cool and adventurous on the inside. The story felt amazingly real (although I would NEVER do something like that in real life!)."

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