Just because you're a kid doesn't mean that you can't be a junior detective, an occasional Chief of Staff, a seeker of answers, or even a blogger. In Missy Barrett's case, she's done all those jobs, and more. With her first year of blogging under her belt, Missy decided to publish those entries in one book, complete with 15 pieces of original artwork to illustrate some of them. Whether she's talking about easy-to-make decorations for those festive celebrations or wondering how footprints got on the moon before astronauts did, you know that what you read is going to get you thinking about adventures of your own. Join in the fun, and as Missy says, "You never know when a mystery is going to break out."

Being a kid isn't as easy as it used to be. When twelve friends between the ages of 7 and 10 head off for a day of adventure and fun in the forest, they never expect to find themselves embroiled in a court case. What they especially don't expect to find is that someone they all know and love has been accused of theft. Adult justice and television show reality collide with childhood innocence in ways that will have readers crying and laughing at how society can impact on children raised in today's world.

Elyse Bruce digs deep into the history of 75 sayings, expression, cliches and idioms we hear in day-to-day conversations, and shares what they mean, where they came from, and who was the first one to say it. Available in traditional book form as well as in eBook format, this is the first in the series by the author of the Idiomation blog on Wordpress.