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Thursday, April 30, 2015

I is for Investigation




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There’s a ton of Investigation in The Hawaiian Island Detective Club series. The kids spy on people, follow them and even plan stakeouts. And those stakeouts are never in nice, comfy places. Sometimes while investigating, they also confront their suspects—fun times!

As well as Investigating, the kids encounter a nice dose of Intrigue and muster up plenty of confidence for all of their Interrogations.

I can’t wait for all of you to read (if you haven't already!) Pineapples in Peril, Menehunes Missing and Ukuleles Undercover, and see exactly what situations Leilani, Maile, Sam and even Kimo get themselves into!

Enjoy, and don’t forget to join me every Thursday as I go through the alphabet, giving you little snippets of words from Books 1-3 of The Hawaiian Island Detective Club. It’s the ABCs OF THE HIDC!


 Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!
--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
FINALIST!
Cascade Writing Competition 2013
Book Two—Menehunes Missing
FINALIST and WINNER!
Cascade Writing Competition 2014
Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

H is for Hawaii









Spounting Horn-Kauai
Waimea Canyon-Kauai
Wailua Falls-Kauai
Waimea River-Kauai




Ahh, yes! HAWAII—The perfect setting for The Hawaiian Island Detective Club Series.

If you didn’t read my previous blog on “G”, scroll down and read more about why the islands are the perfect setting for this mystery. For those of you who read my blogs, you learn a little bit about HAWAII in every post. When you read this series, you’ll learn even more!

Join me on Thursdays as I go through the alphabet, giving you little snippets of words from All Three Books of The Hawaiian Island Detective Club. It’s the ABCs OF THE HIDC!

Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!
--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
FINALIST!
Cascade Writing Competition 2013
Book Two—Menehunes Missing
FINALIST and WINNER!
Cascade Writing Competition 2014
Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

G Is For Gorgeous!





Oahu
Oahu







Everything in the small town where Leilani and her friends live is GORGEOUS! The skies, pineapple fields, sugar can fields, and beaches. There are hundreds of types of beautiful flowers and plants, palm trees and fruit trees. And then there’s Leilani’s favorite, surfing! She lives close to great surfing beaches and tries to surf as much as possible—even when it means getting up at O-Dark-Thirty in the morning to do it!
Near Akaka Falls on The Big Island

Join me on Thursdays as I go through the alphabet, giving you little snippets of words from All Three Books of The Hawaiian Island Detective Club. It’s the ABCs OF THE HIDC!

 Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!
--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
FINALIST!
Cascade Writing Competition 2013
Book Two—Menehunes Missing
FINALIST and WINNER!
Cascade Writing Competition 2014
Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

F is For Flip-Flops


Ahh . . . my favorite! I just love wearing FLIP-FLOPS in the nice, warm summer weather. In Hawaii, they are called slippers, so both words are used in my books (just to add a little confusion!)

So, slip your toes in and take a walk through the sand, but when you get home, be sure to leave your FLIP-FLOPS by the front door!

Join me on Thursdays as I go through the alphabet, giving you little snippets of words from All Three Books of The Hawaiian Island Detective Club. It’s the ABCs OF THE HIDC!

Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!
--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
FINALIST!
Cascade Writing Competition 2013
Book Two—Menehunes Missing
FINALIST and WINNER!
Cascade Writing Competition 2014
Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com
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Thursday, April 2, 2015

E Is For Evidence


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How do the kids solve the case? The physical EVIDENCE is all squished in the fields. The kids have to resort to interrogations, spying and stakeouts to catch the guilty parties. They also have to learn that sometimes the EVIDENCE doesn’t always lead them to the answers they hope to hear.

And here’s another E—the EFFECTS of the damage has a huge financial impact on the plantation as it actually takes 18 months for a pineapple to reach maturity. The kids have an important job!

In book three, Ukuleles Undercover, Leilani's math teacher, Mr. EDWARDS, befriends her mom. Hmmm, will Leilani survive?

Join me every Thursday as I go through the alphabet, giving you little snippets of words from Pineapples in Peril (Book 1 of The Hawaiian Island Detective Club.) It’s the ABCs OF THE HIDC!

 Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!
--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
FINALIST!
Cascade Writing Competition 2013
Book Two—Menehunes Missing
FINALIST and WINNER!
Cascade Writing Competition 2014
Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com
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