Field Trip Mysteries: The Seals That Wouldn't Swim

By Steve Brezenoff and Dan Crisp

Catalina "Cat" Duran and her friends thought they were on a field trip to see the seals at the aquarium. So why has the seal show been cancelled?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Apr 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781434298836

Steve Brezenoff

Steve Brezenoff is the author of the young adult novels The Absolute Value of -1, which won the IPPY Gold Medal for young adult fiction, and Brooklyn, Burning, which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book, was a Best Fiction for Young Adults selection by the American Library Association, and won the ForeWord Book of the Year Gold Medal for young adult fiction. Born on Long Island, Steve now lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Beth, and their son and daughter, Sam and Etta. His main is a Blood Elf monk, but he's been known to run a Night Elf priest from time to time.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One

UNDERWATER

Chapter Two

CRAZINESS

Chapter Three

DRUGGED

Chapter Four

THE STAKEOUT

Chapter Five

THE INTERROGATION

Chapter Six

SAVING SEATS

Chapter Seven

ANIMAL LOVERS

Chapter Eight

SMART PHONE?

Chapter Nine

FAKE LAKE

Chapter Ten

LIBERATED

Chapter Eleven

THE SHOW

Literary News

Arts & Entertainment

A Detective’s Dictionary

Cat’s Paper

Further Investigations

In Your Own Detective’s Notebook …

Copyright

Back Cover

STUDENTS

Catalina Duran

A.K.A: Cat

D.O.B: February 15th

POSITION: 6th Grade

INTERESTS:

Animals, being green, field trips

KNOWN ASSOCIATES:

Archer, Samantha; Garrison, Edward; and Shoo, James.

Are these students spending too much time together?

NOTES:

Catalina is well liked by most of her teachers and fellow students.

Sounds like a troublemaker.

CHAPTER ONE

UNDERWATER

As we entered the tunnel, my friend Egg said, This is amazing. Isn’t it, Cat?

I nodded. The tunnel was made completely of glass, and it was the entrance to the City Aquarium. The moment we entered, we were surrounded by underwater creatures of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

It is pretty cool, our friend Sam said.

I can’t believe the glass doesn’t break, Gum said. Gum was the fourth member of our group. Imagine if it did!

Oh, Gum, I said. Stop it.

Just then, a long, mean-looking shark swam right over us. I shrieked.

Gum laughed. Ooh, he said, poking my shoulder. I sure hope the glass doesn’t break.

Okay, okay, I said. I felt myself turning red. "So the shark scared me. Sharks