| Author/Contributor(s): | Adler, David A.; Franson, Leanne |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books |
| Date: | 3/1/2005 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
While Andy's neighbors are away, strange things begin to happen in their house.
Andy and his friend Tamika Anderson are supposed to be watching the place. But when they check the garbage can, they uncover bizarre clues: an empty cereal box, used tea bags, and one army boot. Now two watchful kids are determined to crack the neighborhood mystery!
Then a light switches on in an upstairs window past midnight. When the police find locked doors, the officers think Andy is imagining things. Even without the grown-ups on his side, this young investigator refuses to give up the case!
With nobody else listening, the neighbors' dark house becomes a late-night stakeout. Detective Andy Russell must prove that something suspicious is going on!
- Unlikely Hero: When a locked-out Andy gets stranded on the front lawn in his pajamas, he has to toss flower-bed pebbles at his sister’s window just to get back inside.
- Sibling Dynamics: Andy strikes a deal with his older sister Rachel, teaching her how to hold his pet gerbils gently for a science-fair maze before presenting the experiment to her sixth-grade class.
- School Drama: Fourth grade brings its own challenges as Andy daydreams through classroom science lessons and writes a story titled "I’m a Criminal—Wanted by the Police."
- Also by This Author: The Babe & I, The Many Troubles of Andy Russell and Parachuting Hamsters and Andy Russell.