Lump

About the Book

This is a children''s mystery story about a theft, in which jewelry, including an heirloom ring, has been stolen.  Natalie and her intelligent companion, Lump, a German standard schnauzer recover the missing jewely and the heirloom ring using clues they find along the way.  Lump helps with her super canine ability.  Vocabulary words are underlined throughout the story.  A WORD BOX follows the story to help children find meanings for the underlined vocabulary words. An activity called "What Do You Think?" gives children an opportunity to complete a writing activity and interact with the author to receive a bookmark.

About the Author

V. K. Swade, Ed.D. is a retired educator whose motivation is to encourage children to read.  The theme of this mystery is forgiveness because children need to learn to forgive each other.