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    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit
    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit
    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit
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    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit

    By James Preller

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    James Preller's wry, witty, Jigsaw Jones chapter book mysteries are once again available to inspire the next generation of young readers, featuring both new titles and classroom classics!

    The Case of the Bicycle Bandit

    Why would anyone steal an old hunk of junk?

    Ralphie Jordan loves his beat-up bike, Old Rusty. The tires are bent, spokes are missing, and the chain keeps falling off. But Ralphie wouldn't trade it for any other. Then Old Rusty goes missing just outside the library, and Ralphie is devastated.

    It's up to Jigsaw and Mila to find out who stole it—and the thief may be closer than anyone would have guessed!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateAug 8, 2017
    ISBN9781250110831
    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit
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    James Preller

    James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books, which have sold more than 10 million copies since 1998. He is also the author of Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, and Mighty Casey, his own twist on the classic poem, “Casey at the Bat.” In addition to writing full-time, Preller plays in a men’s hardball league and coaches Little League. He compares coaching kids to “trying to hold the attention of a herd of earthworms.” He lives in Delmar, New York with his wife, three children, cats and dog.

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      Chapter

      1

      Old Rusty

      Wait up, Jigsaw! Ralphie Jordan cried out. My bike chain slipped off!

      Oh, brother. Not again.

      The town library was five minutes from my house. Four minutes if the wind was right. But today it was taking forever—all because of Ralphie Jordan’s bicycle.

      Ralphie called it Old Rusty.

      I would have called it Old Hunk of Junk.

      Old Rusty could shake and rattle. But it couldn’t roll. Not very well, anyway. Its tires were bent. Spokes were missing. The handlebars were twisted. The seat was ripped. The fenders rattled. The brakes squeaked. And worst of all, the chain kept falling off the what-cha-ma-call-it. After every block, Ralphie had to stop. He got off, turned the bicycle upside down, and carefully slipped the chain back onto the round thingy.

      I turned and rode back to Ralphie. He was a mess. Grease from the chain covered his face, shirt, and hands. Maybe we should go home, I offered.

      Hang on, Ralphie said. Old Rusty will get me there. Ralphie patted Old Rusty on the, er, rust, and away we zoomed. At least, I zoomed. Old Rusty sort of crawled. Banging and clanging all the way.

      Our teacher, Ms. Gleason, had given us book reports for homework. We had to find a book in the library, read it, and write about it. The book had to be at

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