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''Three Times Lucky'' is a 2013 New York Times Best Seller adolescent novel by author Sheila Turnage. ''Three Times Lucky'' was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Newbery Medal and Honor Books: 2010s )〕 ==Plot== ''Three Times Lucky'' is the story of Miss Moses “Mo” LoBeau, a sixth grader living in a Tupelo Landing, North Carolina. Eleven years ago she was washed ashore during a hurricane. She is being raised by the Colonel and Miss Lana and together operate a cafe, along with Mo’s best friend Dale. Since then, Mo has been sending numerous letters down the river, hoping her “Upstream Mother” would find them and tell her why she let her go. The Colonel is one of the town’s other mysteries. He lost his memory in a car accident the night of the same hurricane that washed Mo ashore. Detective Starr is the newest stranger to Tupelo Landing. He isn’t welcomed and many of the townspeople are very skeptical about him, especially the Colonel. But the people of Tupelo Landing are shocked when Mr. Jesse, a frequent cafe patron, is found murdered. Dale and Mo decide to solve the murder. They go to the crime scene and spy on two of Detective Starr’s deputies, Marla and Ben. Mo discovers the murder weapon- a wooden oar that belonged to Mr. Jesse's boat. A few days after Mr. Jesse’s funeral, Mo comes home to find her house destroyed and Miss Lana missing. A note is found addressed to Detective Starr and suggests that Mr. Jesse’s murderer has kidnapped Miss Lana and the Colonel. Starr learns that Mr. Jesse's murderer is Robert Slate, a bank robber who recently escaped prison. He asks for $500,000 that was never recovered from the old bank robbery eleven years ago. They also learn that Mr. Jesse was involved in that old bank robbery and kept the $500,000 for himself. Mo gets a call from the Colonel saying he escaped from Slate. Dale and Mo go to the Colonel's house to find a packet. Mo takes a quick peek and finds old newspaper clippings. Before they have a chance to leave, Slate enters the house. They head toward the living room and run into Marla, Detective Starr's deputy, who points a gun at them. The kids tie her up and run away to Dale's house. They find Dale's drunk and angry father, Mr. Macon, physically assaulting his mother. As Dale threats his father with a rifle, the Colonel barges through the door. They tie up Mr. Macon. He tells them that Miss Lana is being held at Mr. Jesse's house. When the Colonel returns, Mo and Dale tie Slate up. Detective Starr appears at the door and safely has Miss Lana. Once the investigation is complete, Detective Starr presents a newspaper clipping that upsets and also brings some comfort to the Colonel about who he was before the car accident. It shows that he was a defense lawyer at Slate's trial, and he hates lawyers. They find a metal box under the floor that contains the remainder of the bank robbery money. Slate and Marla are arrested and the town gets back to its normal routine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Three Times Lucky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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