Scary-Ella and the Halloween Heist: A Boogie Bottoms Adventure: 1

What if being the "bad girl" feels safer than letting anyone see who you really are?In the strange little town of Boogie Bottoms, Ella Grimwood has spent years convincing everyone that she is Scary-Ella-the baddest girl in town. If the other children are afraid of her, perhaps their teasing cannot hurt her. And if everyone already expects her to be bad, why disappoint them?Halloween is Ella's favorite night of the year and the perfect opportunity to prove that she deserves her homemade crown as the Queen of Bad. Then Perfect Percy-the handsome, helpful boy everyone trusts-offers her a trick too tempting to refuse: help him steal every piece of Halloween candy in town.But when Percy takes the praise and leaves Ella with all the blame, she must set out with her loyal, not-so-clever dog, Ruckus, to follow a trail of clues and recover the missing candy before sunrise.Along the way, Ella discovers that the hardest part is not catching Percy. It is admitting her own mistakes, making things right, and deciding whether being the Queen of Bad is truly who she wants to be.Scary-Ella and the Halloween Heist is a funny, gently spooky chapter-book adventure featuring: - Short, approachable chapters for developing readers - Humor, mystery, Halloween mischief, and memorable characters - Meaningful themes of honesty, courage, friendship, and making amends - A relatable heroine learning to handle teasing, peer pressure, and the desire to belong - Natural opportunities for family and classroom conversations about choices and consequencesPerfect for children ages 7-10, independent readers, reluctant readers, classroom libraries, and family read-alouds.Enter Boogie Bottoms, meet Scary-Ella and Ruckus, and discover whether the baddest girl in town can become its most unexpected hero.