Tarot Says Beware

by Betsy Byars

Book Overview

Herculeah Jones and her bumbling pal, Meat, investigate the murder of a palm reader. A Herculeah Jones Mystery. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670855758
• ISBN13: 9780670855759
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A can't-put-down addition to the series, that adds a side of paranormal phenomena to the mix - creat

Herculeah Jones has a nose - and the hair - for detective work. Which is why she knows something strange is going on when she sees the front door leading to Madame Rosa's house lying wide open in the middle of the afternoon, along with her beloved parrot, Tarot, sitting alone on the front porch. Herculeah's hair begins to frizz - an indication that danger is near - and quickly makes her way over to Madame Rosa's place, where she finds the eccentric fortune teller dead. Or, to be more accurate, murdered. A knife plunged through her chest. The only witness? Tarot. And he's not talking. The case has left everyone baffled, but Herculeah will stop at nothing to discover who killed one of her neighborhood pals. So, with the help of her pudgy, ofttimes nervous friend, Meat, Herculeah begins investigating the confusing case, and quickly realizes that she knows who the murderer is. The problem is that she's not the only one. Someone else is also aware of who the killer is - perhaps the killer themselves - and this person wants to make sure that Herculeah won't be around to reveal their true identity. But it's not always easy to silence a girl with danger-radar hair, and incredible strength. Now, Herculeah must try and break the silence about Madame Rosa's killer, before she winds up in the same compromising position as the fortune teller herself. Dead. After reading Betsy Byars' THE DARK STAIRS, I was hooked on the exciting life and times of young sleuth Herculeah Jones. TAROT SAYS BEWARE has only increased my love of the eccentric, mystery-loving detective, and given me a craving for more of her creepy adventures. Herculeah is a character after my own heart. Her quick-thinking, fast wit, and radar hair are unique characteristics that make her stand out in a sea of rescue-me-esque literary characters. Accompanied by her easily frightened, and always hungry pal, Meat, Herculeah offers up an even bigger helping of excitement - along with bossiness. Together, these two amateur sleuths comb the streets looking for unsolved mysteries to investigate, allowing the reader to come along for the ride. An intrepid, can't-put-down addition to the series, that adds a side of paranormal phenomena to the mix - creating the ultimate main course. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

Tarot Says Good Book

Tarot Says Beware was one of the best books I've read in a long time. Herculeah is the new Nancy Drew. She brings mystery to the new age with her curiosity. This book is suspenseful and exciting. The answer lies with a bird and the simple word "BEWARE". I think that this book is great and you should read it

with lots of mystery's

Tarot says Beware is about a girl named Herculeah and meat Herculeah's best friend.Herculeah finds out that Tarot is outside so then Herculeah calls Meat and tells him to come over and go to the house with her.When Meat arived at Mandom Rosa's house they went to find Madom Rosa but Herculeah found Mandom Rosa dead underneath the table. So Herculeh called Meat to the table and Herculeh showed Meat the dead body.Then the night that Madom Rosa got killed a person called Herculeah's house and said "bring Tarot over to my houses so then Herculeh did and found out that it was the puppeter that killed Madom Rosa.

Tarot Says Beware

Tarot Says Beware is a really great book for kids 10-14. it is about this girl herculeah who looks out her window one day and sees madame rosa's parrot outside, and she knows that madame rosa would never let tarot out because how much she loves the bird, so she goes to madame rosa's and no one is there and the bird is saying beware beware! you will have to read it to see what all happens!

Melanie's book Review

When Herculeah checks over at Madem Rosas home she sees that Tarot [the bird] is out of its cage which is very rare. She walks into the house and... 'IT WILL KEEP YOU TURNING THE PAGE FOR MORE' 'A MIX OF NANCY DREW AND GOOSBUMPS'For ages 10 and 13