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However once he and Uncle Larry (the ghost) start digging around for clues they discover this new case is actually full of interesting possibilities. In fact the Zamboni sisters have some awfully suspicious neighbors. The big question is will Max and Uncle Larry manage to solve the mystery and locate the giant zucchini in time to enter it in the Harvest Fair's vegetable competition? Award-winning author L. M. Falcone has created a terrific early chapter book series with an appealing detective duo and laugh-out-loud dialogue. The segmented chapters short sentences and humorous dialogue make the book easily digestible for newly independent readers and the illustrations throughout bring the fast-moving story with its assortment of oddball characters to life. While having a ghost as one of the main characters gives this series a unique edge Uncle Larry's childlike enthusiasm and chronic absentmindedness make him anything but scary. 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But Max didn't know he had a great-uncle. “Well he's dead” says Grandpa Harry “but his ghost still haunts the detective agency.” It seems Uncle Larry died of a broken heart because he “never solved one measly case.” However a surprise phone call from a magician named Marty the Magnificent with an offer of a detective job seems like the second chance Larry has been begging for. Except Larry is a ghost --- he can't work a case in the real world. But Max can! With Larry's help of course.   The offbeat idea of a boy detective with a ghost as a sidekick provides this story with lots of opportunities for inside jokes and misunderstandings. This is a terrific chapter book series for newly independent readers who are ready for something more challenging than a first reader with simple sentences humorous dialogue and very short chapters designed to make the reading experience less daunting. 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It's hours before Rhonda competes for a spot in the Mystery Hall of Fame and she's desperate to find out who wrote the note and what kind of dirty trick they're planning for her big night. Max is thrilled to take her case. He may be only ten years old but he's a clever detective. And of course he has his partner Uncle Larry to help him. Well as much as an uncle who's a ghost can help! With funny dialogue and a cast of oddball characters author L. M. Falcone (a former private investigator herself) continues to delight with this third title in her early chapter book series about a super-talented boy detective who solves cases with the ghost of his uncle Larry. Though having a ghost sidekick that no one else can see creates opportunities for hilarious misunderstandings and mayhem when Max and Uncle Larry are out in public at its heart this is a true whodunit. The slowly building storyline allows children to exercise their critical-thinking skills as Max gathers clues and draws up a list of suspects. 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Relying on the kindness of strangers Henry moves from town to town--traveling by moonlight never asking questions or even the names of the people who help him along the way. Each day brings him closer to home yet every step in enemy territory invites new dangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven as Henry fights for his own life he quickly grows to realize the peril that surrounds all of the French people and to admire the courage of the freedom fighters who risk death to protect him. 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