was any good. It came out pretty dark.”
“It was fine,” his father said. “It showed Burk holding the ruby. And when the piece of yarn matched his sweater exactly, he began to sing like a bird.”
“Did Burk put the crown in Holden’s buggy?” Dink asked.
“Yes, because he hoped that would make the police believe that Holden and his girlfriend had pulled off the caper,” Dink’s father said. “While Wayne was staying with his brother, he learned that Lily was one of the two finalists for Miss Chinatown. So he followed her, learned about Holden, then made his plans.”
“But that was pretty dumb,” Ruth Rose said. “Because even if Holden wasthe thief, he would never have hidden the crown in his own buggy!”
Dink’s father laughed again. “That’s right,” he said. “But most crooks aren’t very smart!”
“So where are Holden and Lily?” Josh asked. “I hope he’s not still in jail!”
Just then the apartment telephone rang. Dink’s father answered. “Yes, please send them up, Mr. Alderson,” he said into the phone.
“Send what up?” Dink asked.
“I ordered take-out food,” his father said.
A minute later there was a knock on the door. Dink got up and opened it. Holden and Lily stepped in, with bags that smelled very good.
“Is anyone here hungry?” Holden asked.
“Yes!” everyone yelled.
If someone asked you to name your favorite thing, what would you say? Chocolate? Money? Reading? Watching TV? Playing a sport? Obviously, this list could go on and on. If you were to ask me, I would have to admit that I like all the things in the above list, but my favorite thing is traveling. I have been many places in the United States, and have visited a lot of other countries as well. Here’s just part of my travel list in the U.S.: Hawaii, Florida, California, Colorado, Texas, Washington State and Washington, D.C., Maine, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. I have also had wonderful vacations in England, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Panama, Belize, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and India.
In
The New Year Dragon Dilemma
, mycharacters travel to one of my favorite cities: San Francisco, California. Have you been there? What a place! My first visit to San Francisco was during a college vacation. I’ll never forget the steep hills, the cable cars, the food, and the smells and noises made by those sea lions at Fisherman’s Wharf. And I love to eat Chinese food, so I loved wandering around Chinatown.
It’s not hard to find a mystery in a large city. You just have to use your imagination and keep your eyes open. In this book, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose had a lot of fun in San Francisco. But they found a crime to solve, too. I hope you enjoyed going along with them on their big adventure!
Happy reading!
Sincerely,
P.S. Be sure to look for the answer to the hidden message on the bottom of the next page. And please keep visiting my website at ronroy.com !
Did you find the secret message
hidden in this book?
If you
don’t
want to know the answer,
don’t
look at the bottom of this page!
“It was fine,” his father said. “It showed Burk holding the ruby. And when the piece of yarn matched his sweater exactly, he began to sing like a bird.”
“Did Burk put the crown in Holden’s buggy?” Dink asked.
“Yes, because he hoped that would make the police believe that Holden and his girlfriend had pulled off the caper,” Dink’s father said. “While Wayne was staying with his brother, he learned that Lily was one of the two finalists for Miss Chinatown. So he followed her, learned about Holden, then made his plans.”
“But that was pretty dumb,” Ruth Rose said. “Because even if Holden wasthe thief, he would never have hidden the crown in his own buggy!”
Dink’s father laughed again. “That’s right,” he said. “But most crooks aren’t very smart!”
“So where are Holden and Lily?” Josh asked. “I hope he’s not still in jail!”
Just then the apartment telephone rang. Dink’s father answered. “Yes, please send them up, Mr. Alderson,” he said into the phone.
“Send what up?” Dink asked.
“I ordered take-out food,” his father said.
A minute later there was a knock on the door. Dink got up and opened it. Holden and Lily stepped in, with bags that smelled very good.
“Is anyone here hungry?” Holden asked.
“Yes!” everyone yelled.
If someone asked you to name your favorite thing, what would you say? Chocolate? Money? Reading? Watching TV? Playing a sport? Obviously, this list could go on and on. If you were to ask me, I would have to admit that I like all the things in the above list, but my favorite thing is traveling. I have been many places in the United States, and have visited a lot of other countries as well. Here’s just part of my travel list in the U.S.: Hawaii, Florida, California, Colorado, Texas, Washington State and Washington, D.C., Maine, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. I have also had wonderful vacations in England, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Panama, Belize, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and India.
In
The New Year Dragon Dilemma
, mycharacters travel to one of my favorite cities: San Francisco, California. Have you been there? What a place! My first visit to San Francisco was during a college vacation. I’ll never forget the steep hills, the cable cars, the food, and the smells and noises made by those sea lions at Fisherman’s Wharf. And I love to eat Chinese food, so I loved wandering around Chinatown.
It’s not hard to find a mystery in a large city. You just have to use your imagination and keep your eyes open. In this book, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose had a lot of fun in San Francisco. But they found a crime to solve, too. I hope you enjoyed going along with them on their big adventure!
Happy reading!
Sincerely,
P.S. Be sure to look for the answer to the hidden message on the bottom of the next page. And please keep visiting my website at ronroy.com !
Did you find the secret message
hidden in this book?
If you
don’t
want to know the answer,
don’t
look at the bottom of this page!
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