Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow

By James Preller

Featuring friendship, school, family, and a diverse community, these early illustrated chapter book Jigsaw Jones Mysteries from James Preller have it all.

Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh have solved many cases involving stolen or missing items. But when the search for Kim's necklace turns up more than they bargained for, Jigsaw can't trust his eyes. Did the scarecrow on Ms. Rigby's lawn just . . . move? Find out more in The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow.

James Preller's wry, witty, Jigsaw Jones books are once again available to inspire the next generation of young readers, featuring both new titles and classroom classics!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Aug 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781250207630

James Preller

James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books, which have sold more than 10 million copies. He is also the author of Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, and the Scary Tales series of mystery-horror stories for children. James lives in Delmar, New York with his wife, three children, cats, and dog. Visit him at www.jamespreller.com.

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Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow by James Preller

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For Mags, you’ve got a great smile, kid.

Chapter

1

Leaves

Every fall my dad makes us rake the yard, front and back. He calls it The Big Fall Cleanup.

I call it something else.

Yeesh.

My oldest brother, Billy, wasn’t around to help. He worked weekends at the gas station. And my sister, Hillary, was like a magician. If there was work to do—poof!—she disappeared. That left me and my brothers Daniel and Nick.

I leaned against my rake and groaned. How come we always get the dirty work?

Almost done, boys, my dad hollered from the front stoop, a newspaper open on his lap. He enjoyed watching us work. Rags sat beside him, slobbering cheerfully. Rags liked watching us work, too.

The lazy furball.

Me and Nick are starting a leaf-raking business, Daniel told my dad.

Oh?

Yeah, Nick chimed in. We put up flyers and everything.

Good for you, my dad said. But you’ve got competition. Buzzy Lennon has most of the neighborhood all signed up.

Buzzy’s a rip-off artist! Daniel exclaimed. "His prices are way too high. I heard he charged poor old Mrs. Rigby a hundred dollars last year."

Buzzy’s a thief, Nick claimed. That’s why we’re gonna steal his business!

He smiled like a fox.

Then he pushed Daniel into a leaf pile. Daniel turned and tackled Nick around the legs. Naturally, I joined in. That was probably a mistake. Daniel and Nick were stronger than me. Pretty soon I was getting the worst of it.

I felt like