Fina Mendoza by Kitty Felde

A mysterious bird poops on the head of the president during the State of the Union address. Can Fina Mendoza, the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman, outsmart the Capitol police and the Secret Service to find that bird … and uncover its secret message?

About the author: Kitty Felde is a 3-time Los Angeles Radio Journalist of the Year who covered Capitol Hill for public radio for nearly a decade. Her first book in the Fina Mendoza mysteries series, Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza, received praise from NPR's Susan Stamberg, Ella Enchanted author Gail Carson Levine, Republican Congressmen David Dreier and David Valadao, and Democratic Congresswomen Linda Sanchez and Grace Napolitano. The book has been turned into an episodic podcast The Fina Mendoza Mysteries with more than 23K downloads. Kitty also hosts the award-winning Book Club for Kids podcast, named one of the top 10 kidcasts in the world by The Times of London.