the Case of Missing Mud Dog: An Illustrated School Comedy Mystery Book for Ages 8-12

Mud Dog was supposed to win the school mascot contest. He was not supposed to disappear.Sir Mudford Reginald Doggington III is the strangest classroom pet at Wexler Middle School. He has four stubby legs, feathery gills, tiny eyes, and the permanent expression of an animal who knows exactly what you did. Nobody calls him Sir Mudford Reginald Doggington III, of course. To everyone at Wexler, he is simply Mud Dog.When a goofy class campaign turns Mud Dog into the unexpected favorite in Wexler's Great Classroom Mascot Challenge, his fame spreads fast. Posters cover the halls. Students chant his name at lunch. Even Gary the Hamster suddenly has serious competition.Then, just three days before the final vote, Mud Dog vanishes.His aquarium is empty. The lid is crooked. Strange water marks lead away from the tank. And Tyler Bennett is certain of one thing: somebody has mudnapped Mud Dog.With his sharp-eyed best friend Becca Flores and Owen Park, a fearless expert on facts that are usually almost correct, Tyler launches an investigation through the halls, classrooms, cafeteria, science wing, gym, and forgotten corners of Wexler Middle School. There are suspicious teachers, questionable alibis, wild rumors, mysterious buckets, misleading clues, and one increasingly complicated question: Where is Mud Dog?Fast, funny, highly illustrated, and packed with mystery, The Case of the Missing Mud Dog is a laugh-out-loud school adventure for readers ages 8-12 who love humor, strange animals, ridiculous mysteries, and stories that keep the pages turning. Young detectives can follow the clues alongside Tyler, Becca, and Owen and see if they can solve the case before the investigators do.Because at Wexler Middle School, even a missing mudpuppy can become a very big deal.