Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose

by Mary Quattlebaum

Book Overview

JACKSON JONES CAN'T get away from roses. First his mother got him a plot at Rooter's, a community garden where Jackson planted a rosebush of thorns and no blooms. Now Mr. K., a fellow gardener,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440421381
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Yearling
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

An excellent mystery for ages 8-12 evolves.

Mary Quattlebaum's JACKSON JONES AND THE CURSE OF THE OUTLAW ROSE tells of Jackson, who can't get away from roses between his mother and a fellow gardener. But Mr. K. needs help obtaining some rare old-time roses that grow in cemeteries - and which may provoke a centuries-old curse. Can it be a string of bad luck - or has Jackson put himself and his friends in danger? An excellent mystery for ages 8-12 evolves.