![]() But if they don’t find the paintings soon, nothing in their beloved neighborhood will ever be the same… ![]() When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvin’s grandfather, their digging leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune - one that might save the neighborhood from development by an ambitious politician who wants to turn it into Harlem World, a ludicrous historic theme park. Elvin’s living on Harlem’s cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can’t tell anyone who she really is. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family’s bodega. When everything comes to a head at the town’s annual Bellwood Bratwurst Bonanza, Paul discovers that some things don’t have an easy explanation and not every mystery can be solved.Ī perfect summer story about friends, amateur sleuthing, and a whole lot of rubber duckies. Soon the three friends have a long list of suspects, all with their own motives, but no clear culprit. In the face of all these bizarre occurrences, Paul is convinced that uncovering who deposited the duckies will finally bring some sense to what has become an upside-down world. Finally! There is something that Paul and his friends can actually investigate. But then! Hundreds of rubber duckies have appeared on the lawn of poor Mr. Fires are burning nearby, Paul’s parents are obsessed with winning a bratwurst contest, and his best friend, one of the founding members of their only-child detective club, the One and Onlys, is about to acquire a younger sister, sort of undoing their whole reason for existing. Paul Marconi has always thought that Bellwood was a strange town, but also a boring one. Or the next body to collapse could be one of theirs. It’s up to the Amelia Six to find the culprit and return the goggles to their rightful place. With a blizzard raging outside and a house full of suspects, the girls have no choice but to band together. Suddenly, a fun night of scavenger hunts and sweets takes a nosedive and the girls aren’t sure who to trust. Soon, fingers are pointing in all directions, and someone falls strangely ill. But her luck changes quickly when the goggles disappear, and Millie was the last to see them. She can’t believe her good luck, since they’re about to be relocated to a fancy museum in Washington, DC. ![]() Once at Amelia’s house in Atchison, Kansas, Millie stumbles upon a display of Amelia’s famous flight goggles. But Millie’s mom is a pilot like the famous Amelia, and Millie would love to have something to write to her about…if only she had her address. Eleven-year-old Amelia Ashford- Millie to her friends (if she had any, that is)-doesn’t realize just how much adventure awaits her when she’s given the opportunity of a lifetime: to spend the night in Amelia Earhart’s childhood home with five other girls.
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