Fire! Fire!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #3)

Real-life super-sleuth and media sensation Hilde Lysiak's reporting skills are put to the test in this fun early chapter book mystery series!

Pick 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!Real-life crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series -- inspired by real news stories she has written! In this third book, there's a fire on Orange Street and a shop burns down! Mrs. Brown thinks her candles started the fire. She's so upset she won't leave her house. But the town pet parade can't start without her! Hilde needs to find out what REALLY caused the fire. Can she crack this RED-HOT case in time to save the parade? Joanne Lew-Vriethoff's personality-filled illustrations appear on every page, bringing Hilde's adventures to life for young readers!

Hilde Lysiak is the ten-year-old publisher of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania’s newspaper, the Orange Street News. The paper has 700+ paid subscribers and is read by thousands more online. Hilde’s journalism efforts have been profiled in the New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review, NBC Today, and hundreds of other newspapers and television stations around the world. Hilde is co-writing the Scholastic Branches series Hilde Cracks the Case with her dad, Matthew Lysiak.



Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author. He has reported for the New York Daily News, Newsweek, the New York Sun, AM New York, and The Guardian. He has also appeared as a contributor on The Today Show, MSNBC, and countless other media outlets to discuss his work. He coauthored the young adult memoir of teen scientist Jack Andraka, Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World, and was the author of Newtown: An American Tragedy. Matthew is cowriting the Branches early chapter book series Hilde Cracks the Case with his daughter, Hilde Kate Lysiak.



Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is an illustrator and graphic designer who received a BA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Joanne has illustrated many children's books -- picture books such as Peace, Baby! and I'm Big, and middle-grade novels such as Dancing Pancake. She also illustrates funky websites and product branding for toy companies. Joanne was born in Malaysia, grew up in Los Angeles, and currently lives in Amsterdam.

TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionChapter 1: Hot Tip!Chapter 2: Risky MoveChapter 3: All Fired Up!Chapter 4: Fire! Fire!Chapter 5: Chirp! Chirp!Chapter 6: WitnessChapter 7: A Perfect Match?Chapter 8: Little SurvivorsChapter 9: Fire StationChapter 10: Pet Growl!Chapter 11: Sudden SparkChapter 12: One Wild Ride!Chapter 13: Crack in the DoorChapter 14: Surprise From Above