The Peanut-Butter Burglary (#04 in Camp Wanna Banana Series)

First, food starts disappearing from Miss Nellie's cafe. Then lumber walks away from Mr. Henley's hardware store. Always ready to solve a mystery, the Two Amigos Detectives, Marco Garcia and Jake Bigsley, set out to catch the odd thief. It appears to be an open-and-shut case. All the clues point to Mr. Klem, whose large family is poor by most standards. But Marco, friends with one of the Klem girls, can't bring himself to accuse the head of such a happy family. When a surprise comes to Tall Pines, however, the case takes a sudden turn. In the days that follow, a revelation rocks the town and Marco's understanding of what it means to be rich is challenged as he and Jake work to solve the crazy case of the Peanut-Butter Burglar.

Publisher Description

Kids love adventure, mystery, and fun -- and the Camp Wanna Banana Mysteries by Becky Freeman, part of the Children of Faith line, are jam-packed with all three! In these fast-paced tales, ten-year-old, book-loving Joy and her quirky, crazy twin Jake; their "twibling" (twin sibling) friends, Marco and Maria; and Joy's pet spider monkey, Munch-Munch solve intriguing mysteries in and around the lakes, woods, and winding paths of the Christian summer camp where they work and live. Each book includes activity pages with ideas and games to help readers have their own Camp Wanna Banana adventures!In Book Five, a lovable elderly woman moves to Tall Pines. But Joy starts to suspect that dear, sweet Mopsy just might be hiding some very important secrets. Soon, Joy is meddling in ways that bring problems for everyone she loves, and learning the hard way that snooping can only end in trouble. She also learns that with God's help, and a little bit of grace, things sometimes turn out all right in the end after all.