The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf

Informationen zum Autor David Lewman Klappentext Calling all kid crime-solvers: Forensic science isn't just for grown-ups anymore! Thanks to the popularity of shows like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation!" forensic science has made its way into the classroom. This new middle-grade series stars a group of students whose forensic science class inspires them to form a "Club CSI: " to investigate crimes and capers at school. As Club CSI: collects clues! readers will love trying to put the pieces together to find out what "really" happened in this series that is part mystery! part detective story! and just plain fun!In "The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf!" Ben! Corey! and Hannah's first case as Club CSI: begins when a bunch of students and the principal get food poisoning from the cafeteria's hot lunch. Everyone blames the new science teacher because she pushed the lunch lady to add her healthy "meatless meat loaf" recipe to the menu! but Club CSI: isn't pointing fingers until they evaluate the evidence. Can they find out who messed with the meat loaf before the science teacher gets in trouble or more people get sick? Club CSI: is on the case! Leseprobe Hannah, Ben, and Corey hurried down the long hallway of Woodlands Junior High. The three best friends didn’t want to be late for their first class with Mr. Longfellow, the earth science teacher. “I hear he’s really strict,” Hannah said, worried. “And old,” Ben added, nodding. “I hear he knows so much about rocks because he was there when they made ’em,” Corey said. All three laughed. As they climbed the stairs to the second floor, Hannah asked, “So, what’d you do over break?” Corey grinned. “Video games and basketball. Working on my dunk.” Hannah looked skeptical. “You can dunk?” “In the video game, yeah,” Corey answered. “What’d you do?” Hannah shifted her backpack to her other shoulder. “Well, practicing for my ballet recital took a lot of time.” “You were a mouse, right?” Corey asked, smiling. Hannah rolled her eyes and then laughed. “I haven’t been a mouse in years! I was a snowflake. And that was in The Nutcracker , back in December. This was a regular recital with my ballet class.” “Promotion—nice.” Corey turned to Ben. “And how did you spend your vacation?” Ben blinked and looked a little embarrassed. “I thought since we were going to start a new class in earth science, it might be interesting to read a book about geology. . . .” “You spent spring break studying?” Hannah asked incredulously. “And you find that surprising because . . . ?” Corey asked, laughing. “What?” Ben protested. “It wasn’t an assigned book, so technically I wasn’t studying!” The bell rang just as Hannah touched the door to the science lab. “And technically we’re on time,” she said. She opened the door, and they slipped into the lab, which smelled like chemicals. After they found three seats together, they noticed a slim young woman standing at the front of the class. Her dark hair was pulled into a messy bun at the nape of her neck, with a pencil stuck through it. She wore a loose-fitting black dress with a cropped jean jacket—and cowboy boots. Hannah, who had never thought cowboy boots could look so good with a dress, thought she looked totally cool. Corey whispered, “Mr. Longfellow looks nothing like I pictured him.” As Hannah suppressed a giggle, the woman set a cardboard box on the desk and began to speak. “Good morning, class. My name is Miss Hodges. I know you were expecting Mr. Longfellow to teach earth science, but there’s been a change of plans.” She turned to the dry-erase board and wrote her name. “Mr. Longfellow has retired. So you’re stuck with me.” She smiled. Hannah, Ben, and Corey exchanged quick looks. From everything they’d heard about Mr. Longfellow, Miss Hodges was g...

Product details

• Authors: David Lewman
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 24.04.2012, delayed
• EAN: 9781442446465
• ISBN: 978-1-4424-4646-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Club CSI (Hardcover); Club Csi; Club CSI (Hardcover)
• Subject: Children's and young people's books