The Aldens finished watering the plants and turned off their hoses. Mrs. Shea carried a pitcher of lemonade out to the garden. The children joined her and the twins in the shade of a large oak tree. Henry leaned back on his elbows and looked at their...
The children stopped back at the police station on their way home. The detective brought back the metal panels from Duffys Garage, the chief said. Those will make great evidence once we dust them for fingerprints. No word yet from the other detective...
The sign for Sams Scrap Yard stuck out of a tall dirt hill. Wild leafy vines crawled along the dirt and snaked around the sign. A tangle of watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins, cucumbers, and zucchinis covered the hill. The children rode their bikes p...
After breakfast the next morning, Henry lifted one photo off The Applewood Caf wall. He set it on the table next to the photo Sally gave them. Benny was right about two differences between the pictures. Only one photo had a SOLD sticker on the For Sa...
The Applewood Caf bustled with lunchtime customers. As the Aldens waited for their orders, they discussed their visit to the armored car company and to the bank. The thief knew exactly how the real driver looked and talked, Henry said. That means hed...
The children pressed the doorbell of the large gray building. Whirrrrrr. Whirrrrrr. The security camera over the door searched left, then right, then down until it found the children. The door buzzer sounded, and the children walked in. A tall smilin...
Early Monday before breakfast, the children rode their bikes through the quiet morning streets. As usual, Benny pedaled extra hard, leading all the way to The Applewood Caf. He coasted around to the garden. Oh, no! He screeched to a stop. Our black g...
Henry led the way through the aisles of Hamus Hardware. It was his favorite place to buy nails, tools, paint, and other building supplies. He knew where to find everything. Here they are, he said, stopping in front of a display of metal detectors. A...
You want to know more about the bank robbery? asked Ms. Connelly, the head librarian. Yes, said Henry. Wed like to read articles written the first few days after the robbery. Back in a jiffy, she said as she went into a room behind the front desk. It...
My tomatoes are moving! Six-year old Benny Alden stood in the garden. He squinted one eye and looked down a row of tomato plants. Yesterday, the row was nice and neat. Today the rows looked zig-zagged. Bennys brother and two sisters gardened nearby....
