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    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bear Scare
    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bear Scare
    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bear Scare
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    Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bear Scare

    By James Preller

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    Featuring friendship, school, family, and a diverse community, these early illustrated chapter book Jigsaw Jones Mysteries from James Preller have it all.

    Is there a bear loose in the woods by Jigsaw Jones' town? For once this second-grade detective and his partner Mila Yeh might be out of their depth! One way or another, these two young sleuths will get to the bottom of who, or what, is growling and snapping in those woods in The Case of the Bear Scare.

    James Preller's wry, witty, Jigsaw Jones books are once again available to inspire the next generation of young readers, featuring both new titles and classroom classics!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateAug 6, 2019
    ISBN9781250207555
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    James Preller

    James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books, which have sold more than 10 million copies since 1998. He is also the author of Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, and Mighty Casey, his own twist on the classic poem, “Casey at the Bat.” In addition to writing full-time, Preller plays in a men’s hardball league and coaches Little League. He compares coaching kids to “trying to hold the attention of a herd of earthworms.” He lives in Delmar, New York with his wife, three children, cats and dog.

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      Jigsaw Jones - James Preller

      Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Bear Scare by James Preller

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      In memory of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, who inspired the character Lightning Lou

      Chapter

      1

      Lightning Lou

      The moment I walked into my classroom, Stringbean Noonan grabbed my shirt with both fists and exclaimed, Did you hear, Jigsaw? DID YOU HEAR?!

      "How could I not hear? I snapped back. You’re screaming in my face."

      Whoops, sorry. I’m just excited because Lightning Lou is coming today! Stringbean exclaimed. He’s going to talk to the whole school!

      Lightning … who? I wondered.

      Lou, Stringbean answered.

      Ah, Lou.

      Bless you, Stringbean replied.

      Huh?

      You just sneezed, he claimed. "You said, ‘Ah-choo.’"

      Did not, I said.

      Did too, Stringbean countered.

      Stringbean. Trust me, I said. I didn’t sneeze.

      Stringbean pulled on his earlobe. "Then why did you say, ‘Ah-choo’?"

      I said, ‘Ah, Lou,’ I replied. "Get it? Ah, Lou. It’s like, a-ha, but it’s Lou instead of ha."

      Stringbean shook his head sadly. You’re a strange dude, Jigsaw.

      "I’m strange?!" I protested.

      Stringbean smiled kindly. It’s okay, Jigsaw. I still like you.

      I asked. Who’s Lightning Lou, anyway?

      Stringbean stared at me in shock. "He’s the animal guy on television. The Lightning Lou Animal Review!"

      Oh, the Australian guy! I said, remembering the weekly television show. Didn’t he once get trampled by a wombat or something?

      A wildebeest, Stringbean corrected. "Yeah, but he’s here today—at school! How cool is

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