Ghost and Max Monroe, Case #2: The Missing Zucchini

Ghost and Max Monroe, Case #2: The Missing Zucchini — page 7
for you to be a detective Kids your age have paper routes for crying out loud You’ve got to do it For both of us Larry had a point about the paper route anyway Max was enjoying being a detective The summer was turning out way better than expected He opened the drawer and pulled out the phone I’d be glad to help Max told Zeeta and Zelda What’s the prized possession that was stolen Our zucchini Max’s face dropped Your zucchini Yes said Zelda The one we’re entering in this year’s Harvest Fair This is the tenth year of the competition and we’ve won nine years in a row We’re determined to make it ten Zeeta piped in Max slumped in his chair All right he said Give me your address Looking for a zucchini was sure to be duller than dirt but he’d given his word and he never went back on his word After Max hung up the phone he turned to his uncle They want me to find their zucchini Uncle Larry So Sherlock Holmes had lots of unusual cases Max shook his head I seriously doubt anyone ever asked him to find a missing vegetable