Marco groaned. But by chapter two, he was hooked. Someone had kidnapped a famous mystery writer named Wallis Wallace. The kids were solving it themselves. By the end of the book, Marco had finished his first-ever chapter book in two days.
Marco held it up. “This,” he said, “is the book that taught me that reading is a mystery worth solving.” a-z mysteries author
Years later, Marco became a teacher himself. On the first day of school, he placed a worn copy of The Absent Author on his desk. A student raised a hand. “What’s that book?” Marco groaned
Mrs. Patel smiled. “His name is Ron Roy. And here’s the best part—he wrote one for every letter of the alphabet. You can read your way from A to Z.” The kids were solving it themselves