Synopses & Reviews
A mysterious newcomer to Chenoa Lake is about to change Jessie Miller’s life.
Good friends are hard to find when you’re in 6th grade and you’re bald. Jessie Miller knows all about it since she started chemotherapy and lost her hair. So when the mischievous Max Hunter joins her class and picks her first for the softball team in gym class, Jessie is intrigued. The two girls become fast friends, riding bikes and hanging out together in their small tourist town of Chenoa Lake. But it isn’t long before Jessie realizes that Max is keeping a dangerous secret. Will Jessie risk losing her best friend in order to expose the truth and save Max?
Review
Patricia Rushford really knows how to pen a mystery. The suspenseful writing hooked me from page one. But this book offers something more. At heart The Trouble with Max is a memorable story about the power of friendship. Here’s to Jessie and Max! I can’t wait to read book two!
-Janet Lee Carey, winner of the 2005 Mark Twain Award for Wendy Has Wings, author of The Beast of Noor and Dragon's Keep.
Synopsis
A new middle-grade mystery series by a renowned mystery author begins, with the first three installments. Set in Chenoa Lake in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, this series focuses on Jesse Miller and Max Hunter, who form a deep but unlikely friendship. Max has leukemia, and Jesse tries to keep Max out of trouble. Then Jesse discovers Max's dark secrets and must lead Max into danger in order to set her free.
Synopsis
Jessie and her best friend, Max, do everything together. Jessie tries to keep Max out of trouble, which is not easy since her friend is wild and adventurous. Soon Jessie begins to notice things Max has tried to keep hidden: like that her stepparents are drug dealers. At the risk of losing their friendship, Jessie decides to confront Max with the truth.
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Jessie Miller has no real friends until she meets Max Hunter. Max is brave and adventurous, Jessie is frail and has leukemia, but they’re soon best friends. Then Jessie discovers Max has a secret.
About the Author
PATRICIA H. RUSHFORD is an internationally known author and speaker whose books have sold more than one million copies. The author of more than 45 books, her titles include the Max and Me Mysteries series, The McAllister Files series, What Kids Need Most in a Mom and Have You Hugged Your Teenager Today? She has appeared on radio and television talk shows around the U.S. and Canada and serves as director of the Oregon Christian Writer¿s Summer Conference. A registered nurse, Patricia lives in the Northeast with her husband.