Karen's Mystery
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When you’ve got a gigundo-large group coming to your house, a treasure hunt is more fun than a million dollars! Any treasure hunt takes some time to set up. But your friends will think you have a heart of gold for doing it!
Here’s what you do:
Before the group comes over, get out some paper and pencils. Now come up with a list of the “treasures” you want your friends to find. Items on your list can include easy things like a pencil or a piece of chewing gum, or they can include some really wacky things like flowered underwear and shower caps. Think of about ten items and copy the same list onto four pieces of paper.
When your pals come over, split them into four teams. Give each team a copy of your list and a paper bag to hold the treasures they find. (You might want to set boundaries for the hunt, too. For example, no one can leave your yard.) Now send the teams out. The first team to come back with everything on the list is the winning team!
A Quickie Case to Solve!
Can you solve this Baby-sitters Little Sister quickie case?
Karen, Nancy, and Hannie are sitting on Karen’s bed in her room at the big house. They are doing something secret. Karen is sure David Michael is peeking in her room through the keyhole, so she asks Nancy to turn off the lights in the room, to make it tougher for David Michael to see what the Three Musketeers are up to. Nancy walks clear across Karen’s room to the light switch. She turns off the light and makes it all the way back to the bed before the room gets dark. How can Nancy do that?
Emily Junior, Where Are You?
Oh, no! Karen’s rat is missing again! All these rats may look the same, but Karen knows which one is her beloved Emily Junior. The real Emily Junior is different from all the other rats. Which one is she?
The Great Mystery Reading List!
Karen loves to read mysteries — almost as much as she loves solving them! Here are some of Karen’s favorite mystery stories.
TACK: Secret Service by Nancy K. Robinson and Marvin Miller
The Mystery in the Night Woods by John Peterson
The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Yellow House by Gertrude Warner
Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace by Donald Sobol
The Haunting of Grade Three by Grace Maccarone
Bunnicula by James Howe
Puzzle Answers
The Amazing Alphabet Code!
Answer: Pretty simple, huh?
Neat-o Number Code!
Answer: You are Karen’s number one fan!
Double Talking!
Answer: You are a great spy!
Those Amazing Animals!
A Quickie Case to Solve!
Answer: It is still daylight outside, and some light is coming in through the window.
Emily Junior, Where Are You?
About the Author
ANN M. MARTIN is the acclaimed and bestselling author of a number of novels and series, including Belle Teal, A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor book), A Dog’s Life, Here Today, P.S. Longer Letter Later (written with Paula Danziger), the Family Tree series, the Doll People series (written with Laura Godwin), the Main Street series, and the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club. She lives in New York.
Copyright © 1991 by Ann M. Martin
Activities by Nancy E. Krulik
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First edition, 1991
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