{"product_id":"bear-on-the-loose-a-branches-book-hilde-cracks-the-case-2-volume-2-9781338141580","title":"Bear on the Loose!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #2): Volume 2","description":"There's a bear on the loose in Selinsgrove  But don't worry -- real-life reporter and media sensation Hilde Lysiak is on the case \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePick a book. Grow a Reader This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow Nine-year-old crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is back for the second book in this early chapter book mystery series  This time, there's a bear on the loose in Selinsgrove  Hilde knows a BIG story when she hears one, and she's determined to get the scoop. So she and her sister\/photographer, Izzy, set out to track the bear and find out where he came from. But how will they find the bear? And can Hilde crack this case before someone gets hurt? Joanne Lew-Vriethoff's personality-filled black-and-white illustrations appear on every page, bringing Hilde's adventures to life for young readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilde Lysiak is the 11-year-old publisher of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania's newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eOrange Street News\u003c\/i\u003e. The paper has 700+ paid subscribers and is read by thousands more online. Hilde's journalism efforts have been profiled by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, and hundreds of other newspapers and television stations around the world. Hilde is cowriting the Scholastic Branches series Hilde Cracks the Case with her dad, Matthew Lysiak. \u003cbr\u003e Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author. He has reported for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAM New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also appeared as a contributor on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, and countless other media outlets to discuss his work. He coauthored the young adult memoir of teen scientist Jack Andraka, \u003ci\u003eBreakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the author of \u003ci\u003eNewtown: An American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. Matthew is cowriting the Branches early chapter book series Hilde Cracks the Case with his daughter, Hilde Kate Lysiak. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOANNE LEW-VRIETHOFF\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed illustrator of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/i\u003e by Stacy McAnulty, named among \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's 2016 Books with a Message. She is a Mom's Choice Gold Award medal winner whose illustrations can be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Dancing Pancake\u003c\/i\u003e by Eileen Spinelli and Peace, Baby! by Linda Ashman. Joanne also is the illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eHilde Cracks the Case\u003c\/i\u003e series by Hilde Lysiak. She lives in Amsterdam with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725370691858,"sku":"9781338141580","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13c806e2-7c48-4f48-9eb0-5fb59e8e4024.jpg?v=1734828574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bear-on-the-loose-a-branches-book-hilde-cracks-the-case-2-volume-2-9781338141580","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}