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Gr 5-8 Jasper Dash is his school's last hope in the all-important Stare-Eyes Championship against their archrivals. Alas, the Boy Technonaut's concentration is interrupted mid-match when he receives a telepathic cry for help. His team blames their defeat on Jasper's loss of focus, but he is convinced that there is something unnatural about the opposing team. With his fellow sleuths Katie and Lily, he follows the Stare-Eyes squad back to the wild realm of Delaware. Long cut off from civilization by exorbitant toll-road charges, it is a dangerous region of l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This spoof of foreign adventure novels is Indiana Jones on overload. While friends Jasper, Katie, and Lily—stars of previous series entries Whales on Stilts (rev. 3/05) and The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen (rev. 5/06)—go about their usual business of saving the world, Anderson stuffs every scene with exotic setting details: dark cobblestone alleys, colorful street vendors, six-armed acrobats, chattering monkeys, "the snakes wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Jasper, Katie, and Lily (<i>Whales on Stilts</i>, <i>The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen</i>) again save the world. A "competitive ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This quirky, inventive, and fun adventure is so fully realized that, improbably, the book will have readers wondering about ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More