Skylar replies to her readers

In a recent interview, 5 Skylar readers who became her secret agents (to participate interactively in the next book, THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN JEWELS) answered several questions. One was, “If you could ask Skylar a personal question, what would it be?”
3 of her fans answered:
Does she ever wear dresses?
How many adventures in total have you solved?
Will she be my friend?

Here is how Skylar replied:
Does she ever wear dresses?
Yes! When I go to a party, a dance, or out to dinner I almost always wear a dress, or a skirt and a cute matching top. But when hunting for clues, I usually wear jeans. You can get pretty dirty searching a dusty attic or a forgotten garden for evidence. Black fingerprinting powder gets all over your hands and can really mess up your clothes. So casual is best when you’re working a case.

How many adventures in total have you solved?
I’ve been working on cases since I was a little kid, helping my Grampa. He was a cop before he went undercover, and he taught me everything I know about solving crimes. So my adventures are really too many to count. But stay tuned. After the Mystery of the Hidden Jewels, I get tangled up in the Mystery of the Missing Heiress, which–believe it or not–is even more dangerous! After that, it’s the Curse of Koma Island. I almost don’t get off of the island alive.

Will she be my friend?
Of course I will. Anyone who enjoys mysteries, adventure, hunting for clues, and solving crimes is a definite friend of mine. And if you filled out the S.A.A.F. (Secret Agent Application Form) and have a code name, you have already proven that you have mad detective skills and have my back. Get ready for our next case. It’s going to be a wild ride!
Love, Skylar

MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS: Fun for the Whole Family! Who Knew?

Amulet and earrings inspired by Skylar Robbins

Amulet and earrings inspired by Skylar Robbins

Another Skylar Robbins reader makes an amulet for protection.

Another Skylar Robbins reader makes an amulet for protection.

Samuel also makes a protective amulet like Kat's and Skylar's from The Mystery of Shadow Hills

Samuel also makes a protective amulet like Kat’s and Skylar’s from The Mystery of Shadow Hills.

After reading the following passage from SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS, one family was inspired to copy the creative projects suggested to 13-year-old Skylar by her new BFF, Kat, the Malibu middle school witch:

“I don’t have any ideas yet,” I admitted to Kat. “How about you?”

“I have a bunch of them,” she said, leaning toward me. “We can decorate a special box for our amulets. We can go down to the beach and collect stones with different powers and weave a basket for them. We can embroider spirit pouches and fill them with herbs, feathers, incense, and seashells. We can use our leftover liquid lead and glass stain and decorate a candle holder with Wiccan symbols.”

My new friend was amazing. “What’s Wiccan?” I mouthed.

She looked around. No one was listening. “Witchcraft.”

Looking for Secret Agents

Anyone interested in being written into THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN JEWELS as a Skylar Robbins Secret Agent can fill out the S.A.A.F. (Secret Agent Application Form) on my website: www.skylarrobbins.com. Kelsey, Hannah, Kalyn, and Ella are already written into the book. There is room for three more Secret Agents! But you must have mad detective skills. Tip: to decipher the secret code on the application, read The Mystery of Shadow Hills.

SHADOW HILLS FRONT COVER

Carrie Cross signing at Mystic Journey Bookstore 10/27 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

MYSTIC JOURNEY SIGNINGHello Skylar Robbins fans! I will be appearing live and reading from SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS on October 27 in Venice, California!

Please come on down to the Mystic Journey Bookstore at 1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd. between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. Several well-known authors will read excerpts from their books, which will be available for sale after the reading. The event is FREE, and delicious snacks will be served.

So stop by and support a local bookstore, buy an autographed copy of a new book, or just snack and socialize with authors and fellow book lovers. Hope to see you there!

5-STAR REVIEW!

Love this review!
Skylar Robbins: The Mystery Of Shadow Hills is such an exciting adventure. I could not put this book down. Every page had me wondering more and more what was going to happen next. A wonderfully detailed story, amazing characters, and a super exciting mystery.
Aaliyah Murphy
10 years old
Quiet Waters Elementary
Deerfield Beach, FL

Do you spell your Mom’s name, “M.O.M.”?

A funny thing happened in line for the ferry to Catalina Island the other weekend. I was waiting behind a bunch of girls that looked about eleven or twelve, so I decided to pass out promotional bookmarks for SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS. Besides a synopsis, there’s a numerology chart from the book on the bookmark, which they eagerly started to play with. The chart assigns a number to each letter in your name, and you add the numbers together until you reach a single digit (the first image in this photo gallery shows the chart). Every number from 1 to 9 means something different and has a color associated with it.

So the girls start figuring out what their names mean. They are all counting out loud and one pulls out a calculator because she can’t concentrate. One by one they start shouting, “I’m purple!” “I’m ambitious and powerful!” “I’m silver!” “I’m humorous and loyal!”

Then one says, “I want to figure out what my mom’s name means!” She points at the chart and starts adding the letters in her name: “M–O–M.”

LOL.