Welcome to our online book club for grades 5-8! We are excited for you to join us in reading The Vanishing Girl (Daphne and Velma Mystery 1) by Josephine Ruby.
Along with a free copy of the book, you will receive a review page so you can tell us what you thought of the book! You will also receive a questions page to consider, activity pages, and an information page with cool links related to the book!
Kits are ready for pickup today, Monday, June 3! Please remember that we have a limited number of kits available, so it's first come, first served. If you have any special requests or need accommodations, please let Leanna or Michelle know!
All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!
"The Vanishing Girl (Daphne and Velma Mystery 1)" by Josephine Ruby
"Popular Daphne Blake and über-nerd Velma Dinkley are not friends. They aren’t enemies either, but they don’t have any reason to speak to each other, and that’s how they prefer it. The two girls grew up together – they’d been best friends since pre-K – but when they hit middle school, Daphne dropped Velma and never looked back. These days, Daphne’s deep in the popular crowd, daughter of the richest family in town, while Velma’s an outsider, hiding from the world behind her thick glasses. When they run into each other in the halls of Crystal Cove High, they look the other way. But then Daphne’s best friend, Marcy – who happens to be Velma’s cousin – goes missing. A century ago, there was a wave of disappearances in Crystal Cove, and many local people believe that supernatural forces were behind it. Now the whole town believes those same forces are back . . . and up to no good. Daphne and Velma may be the only ones who can solve the mystery and save Marcy – if they can trust each other enough to try. Especially since the truth might be stranger – and scarier – than either girl can imagine...”
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
More about the world of Daphne and Velma and Scooby-Doo:
Scoobypedia’s page on Josephine Ruby:
Scoobypedia: the Scooby Doo fandom wiki:
Hanna-Barbera’s site:
Scholastic’s IreadYA.com
Netflix’s page for Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated:
Included as well: a word search, a crossword, and a coloring page.
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!