Bones and the Roller Coaster Mystery

Jeffrey Bones was a junior detective and a very good one at that. Whenever a mystery presented itself he would get out his "detective bag" and get to work, but he probably wouldn't need it because he and Grandpa were heading to the amusement park for some fun. When they arrived they spotted the BIG roller coaster. There was a long line waiting in front of it and the cars rolled up and down the tracks. Grandpa said "That's a scary ride," but not to worry because Bones would be there to take care of him. They went to the ticket booth to get some tickets. The lady explained everything to them and they were on their way. Of course they had to buy to tickets for the BIG roller coaster. No mystery about that because Bones wasn't a scardy cat! They were off to try their luck at the basketball shoot, but they had to wait their turn. Jeffrey really had his eye on a big teddy bear, but when he missed all his shots Grandpa stepped up and won him that bear. They tried another game and went on the Merry-Go-Round. So far Bones didn't have any mysteries to solve, but soon that would change. When they arrived at the BIG roller coaster, much to their surprise they didn't have the right color tickets. Mmmmm! They originally bought ten green tickets and two blue ones, the ones they needed for the ride. They started to back track to find out where they went. Out came Bones's detective bag. Just where could those tickets have gone to? If anyone could solve the mystery it was Jeffrey Bones, junior detective extraordinaire. Every young, budding sleuth is going to love joining Jeffrey Bones to solve yet another intriguing mystery. These easy to read and easy to solve mysteries are a lot of fun and are always provide a sense of satisfaction when the "ah ha" moment hits the young reader. This is a Level 2 Viking Easy-to-Read book for the child ages 5-8, grades K-2. The sentences and dialogue are easy to decipher and the five short chapters are an excellent way for a child to become familiar with more complicated chapter books. This is the seventh book in the "Bones Series," a series that is well worth looking into if you have a beginning reader who loves a good mystery!

David A. Adler's BONES AND THE ROLLER COASTER MYSTERY provides an excellent Level 2 easy reader for reading together, including simple dialogue and short sentences. Here detective Jeffrey Bones and Grandpa look for missing tickets at an amusement park.