Olga hires fifth-grade detective Klooz to find out how her precious car got scratched at the car wash on Main Street.

When Circus Zampano comes to town and strange things start happening during the juggling act, Klooz is hired to investigate.

Cryptic crosswords are fun but most people are scared of them. The general opinion is "Oh, they are too hard." Nothing could be further from the truth; once you learn the tricks they are essentially easier to do than the simple daily crosswords you struggle with every day in your daily newspaper. You don't have to be a university graduate. A second grader can handle cryptic-solving with the proper guidance. You can too, just by following the lessons in this book. Cryptic crosswords are addictive. Once you become interested in them you are hooked. Alcohol, drugs and tobacco are also addictive but these metaphorically fry your brain and destroy your health. A cryptic crossword addiction is good for you. It stimulates your thoughts, sharpens your memory and keeps your mind active. It opens up mental doors to greater understanding of the written text and keeps you mentally alert well into the declining years of old age. Scientists agree that an old mind can learn new tricks and perform intriguing tasks as well as a young mind. Studies have shown that people who remain mentally active reading, writing and doing crossword puzzles tend to stay sharper longer and are less likely to get dementia than people who are less mentally active. A cryptic crossword is actually a simple puzzle set in code or in a form that seems complicated to the straightforward reader. Basically it is a skillful form of wordplay. The coded portion of the clue normally confirms the answer and makes it easier to solve for the connoisseur [you, when you complete all the lessons in this book]. Other E-Books by this author Sex and Hanky-Panky in the Old Folk's Home The 80 Year Old Virgin from Outer Space Loving words inspire inner peace When the tax man shows up at your door; counter attack. Tight fisted Business Ideas

When the school custodian claims the hallways are haunted, Klooz decides to find out what is really happening.

Chris and Sophie were soul mates the moment they met, a palpable attraction between them. However, on a day where a massive thunderstorm moves through Worcester, MA, side streets resembling Venetian canals, cars splashing through puddles like skidoos, Sophie vanishes in broad daylight outside the storefront window of a one-hour photo store. Or does she? Even though Chris has been suffering through an early midlife crisis for seven long months, without a job or purpose, he now finds himself living inside this oddly familiar world as though Sophie never existed at all. Through a long and exhausting conversation with an old, witty photo shop clerk, Chris learns that his only way to get Sophie back is to change the scenes inside three random photographs, a mission that will not only get more complicated with the people he is destined to meet, but expose the sores inside of him that brought on his midlife crisis. DEVELOPED! is a soul searching adventure that travels through some of the most mystical yet beautiful places on the planet. Its interwoven with twists and turns, leaving you guessing until the very end if Chris indeed fulfills his mission and ultimately gets Sophie back.

EIFLE Award 2009, Institute for Financial Literacy Rutgers University, Project on Economics and Children - Book of the Month January 2009 The Nelly Longhair doll is on sale at Murphy's Toys for ten dollars. But Isabel has only fifty cents. Isabel decides to start a car wash business; she's sure she can make money. But at the hardware store she learns that her supplies will cost five dollars! If five of her friends will invest one dollar each, she'll have enough. Will Isabel be able to pay them back and have enough left over for the Nelly doll?