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    Gumshoe Gang Cracks the Case
    Gumshoe Gang Cracks the Case
    Gumshoe Gang Cracks the Case
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    Gumshoe Gang Cracks the Case

    By Kyla Steinkraus

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    Alex is part of the Gumshoe Gang at Watson Elementary and is a science fanatic. He and his friends help solve cases that happen in their school. This time Alex is the one affected by a crime and the case revolves around him. Someone has destroyed his Science Fair project! Can the Gumshoe Gang find the culprit before the Science Fair tonight? Will Alex still be able to participate in the Science Fair he was so excited about?

    These mysteries are perfect for your early fluent reader. With longer sentences and fewer illustrations, these are suited to keep readers guessing as they solve for clues.

    • Underlying issues related to friends, family, and growing up

    • Extensive back matter

    • Keeps kids guessing with false clues

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarson-Dellosa Publishing
    Release dateJan 25, 2019
    ISBN9781731602398
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      Gumshoe Gang Cracks the Case - Kyla Steinkraus

      Alex, Future World-Famous Scientist

      On the first Wednesday morning of November, I crammed my science project and my trifold poster presentation in the back of Mom’s minivan. I always liked Wednesdays because our third-grade class had science lab in the afternoon. But this Wednesday was probably the best ever in the history of Wednesdays at Watson Elementary. Not only did we have science lab, but that night at 6 p.m. was the school-wide Science Fair.

      My name is Alex Price. My favorite subject in the whole world is science. I am pretty sure I will be a famous scientist when I grow up. To make sure I get enough training in, I practice doing experiments whenever I can. This is not Mom’s favorite thing, especially when she finds neon-green goo in my hamper or moldy petri dishes under my bed. She is a good sport, but there are a lot of groans and headaches going on in my house.

      Even though science lab is supposed to be after lunch, on Science Fair day we brought our projects into the lab first thing in the morning for safekeeping. Mom helped me carry my stuff in.

      Our teacher, Miss Flores, directed us as we came in. Good morning, Alex and Mrs. Price, she said to us. Please put your project against the far wall in the right hand corner. It looks wonderful! Miss Flores was my favorite teacher. Her name meant flower in Spanish, and I even thought she was pretty as a flower, too.

      Mom lugged my project over to the table. She hugged me and kissed my forehead. Normally this would be horribly embarrassing, but she knew she could get away with it since today was such a special day. In addition to the Science Fair, Dad was coming home today after being on deployment with the navy for nine months. Mom was picking him up and bringing him straight to the school for tonight’s program.

      I wiggled out of Mom’s bear hug. I shook her hand goodbye like a gentleman. See you tonight, ma’am.

      My friends Tully and Caleb set up their projects next to me. Tully stared at her project with her hands on her hips. She’d built a volcano. It was huge and painted pink and purple. She set a jar of baking soda

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