Calendar Mysteries #1: January Joker
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4.4 • 28 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
It’s a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids!
January is for Joker...
In the first book of the Calendar Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series—Green Lawn has a problem! When Bradley Pinto wakes up in the night to strange lights in his backyard, he wonders if there are aliens in town. When he sees three-toed tracks in the snow, he's sure of it. His twin, Brian, and friends Lucy and Nate aren't so certain. But then Lucy's cousin Dink, the twins' brother Josh, and Nate's sister Ruth Rose all disappear. Are there really aliens in Green Lawn? And where could they be taking Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose?
Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who love mysteries!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This chapter book for budding readers launches Calendar Mysteries, a spinoff of Roy's A to Z Mysteries, starring the seven-year-old siblings of that series' protagonists. During a sleepover, twins Bradley and Brian and their friends Nate and Lucy awaken in the middle of the night to find a strange yellow light in the backyard, illuminating two aliens and a circle in the snow that they presume is the imprint of a spaceship. The next morning, the kids discover three-toed footprints on the ground and realize that their older siblings, who are supposed to be babysitting them, are missing. A phone call from the twins' brother, who says he's on a spaceship, confirms their suspicion that he and his friends have been abducted. And it seems as though some aliens have remained behind-in the attic. It won't require any serious sleuthing for readers to detect what's going on, yet believable banter, humorous moments and chipper illustrations add freshness to the mild mystery. Ages 6-9.
Customer Reviews
Frog lover2009
This show is about to bring you aliens when Bradley pinto sees flashing lights outside the window and twin Brian and friends Lucy and Nate find a strange yellow light with 2 aliens inside the light. The kids find three toed tracks and a circle in the snow, and they found a printout about aliens abducting humans. Josh, (the twins brother) says he is in a spaceship and aliens got him and his friends, Dink, Ruth Rose and Polly the pony. The kids find aliens in the attic and they think pal is abducted by aliens, too! Are there really aliens trying to take over green lawn? Is josh jailed by the space aliens? Or is it just a prank/joke?