Ghost and Max Monroe, Case #1: The Magic Box

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four and a half minutes they arrived at the bazaar Harry leaped out of the car and pounded down the steps Max ran after him Inside he spotted Harry standing in front of two large tables covered with mystery books He and his grandfather loved reading mysteries THAT LOOKS LIKE A GARBAGE BAG TO ME Fill a bag only 5 00 said the sign Harry pulled out a huge green bag The lady standing next to him frowned Wait just a minute here That looks like a garbage bag to me Harry grinned Madam the sign says Fill a bag Well this is a bag The lady scratched her head Harry snapped open the bag It was so big you could fit a moose in it One hundred and sixty-four mysteries got jammed inside Harry and Max drove to Harry’s house in the country Max smiled when he saw it It was the kind of house every kid loves old and spooky looking with black shutters and vines crawling around the windows As they pulled into the driveway water drops began to plop on the windshield Then the rain came down in buckets It didn’t stop for a week Forced to stay inside Max and his grandfather ate tons of popcorn and read mystery books dozens of them