the Case of Missing Possum Head: A Funny Illustrated Mystery Chapter Book for Kids Ages 810

Boone Barlow knows two things for sure: somebody stole Pete the Possum's giant mascot head, and Boone is definitely the kid to solve the case.That second part may be a little less certain.With Possum Gap Elementary's Founders Day Parade only days away, Boone launches his first official investigation. His suspects include a grouchy classmate with enormous boots, a band teacher with suspicious gray fur, and a kid hiding a secret emergency stash behind the gym equipment. Along the way, Boone ruins a perfectly good shirt with cocoa powder, conducts a disastrous stakeout, follows clues in completely reasonable wrong directions, and discovers that being suspicious is not the same thing as being guilty.When the trail finally leads outside school, Boone learns the missing mascot mystery is much stranger than he imagined, involving a feed sack, a frightened little sister, a goat named Nugget, and one extremely enthusiastic cattle dog. Now Boone has to find Pete before the parade or Possum Gap Elementary will be forced to march behind the terrifying old backup mascot known to every kid in school as Dead Pete.The Case of the Missing Possum Head is a funny illustrated mystery chapter book packed with kid detective mishaps, school humor, small-town Texas adventure, clues, suspects, and plenty of possum trouble. Perfect for readers ages 8-10 who enjoy laugh-out-loud mysteries, illustrated chapter books, and heroes who succeed even when they are not entirely sure what they are doing.