1.    Last summer was the greatest adventure of my life. I was at a family reunion when my old Aunt Elizabeth walked over to me, handed me a book, and whispered in my ear, ‘It's your turn honey. Use it wisely.’

2.    The house was quiet the night before our big holiday party. I went to check on the decorations when I saw that all the presents were gone!

3.    ‘The banana cream pie is missing, and Mrs. Roberts wants us to find out who did it,’ I said to Chris, who helps me in my detective work sometimes. ‘What do we know about the case so far?’ said Chris.

4.    It was Saturday afternoon and Max and Nina were playing Jenga in the classroom. ‘Something's different,’ Max said as they took a break between battles. ‘I know. Mr. Reed's not practicing.’

5.    One sunny day, Danny and I were in the garden when a funny little man crashed into us. He wore green clothes and was gasping like he had run a mile.
’Help!’ he cried. ‘Someone's stolen my treasure!’