The Unfair Fair Case: A QUIX Book

By Paul DuBois Jacobs, Jennifer Swender and Karl West

Mack Rhino—a private detective, who just happens to be a rhinoceros—investigates foul play at the fair in this third mystery of this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that’s perfect for emerging readers!

Mack Rhino is a private eye whose latest case finds him at the Coral Cove Fair, where someone has been winning game after game after game, taking all the prizes! It’s up to Mack to figure out if the winning streak is a case of fair—or foul—play.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Release date: Sep 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781534479982

Paul DuBois Jacobs

Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender are a husband and wife writing team, authors of many books for children, including the Animal Inn series, Count on the Subway, My Subway Ride, and My Taxi Ride. Paul has also cowritten four books with legendary folk musician, Pete Seeger, including Abiyoyo Returns and The Deaf Musicians. Paul and Jennifer have appeared at Lincoln Center, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Virginia Festival of the Book, as well as countless schools, libraries, and museums. They live in Massachusetts.

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Cover: The Unfair Fair Case, by Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender, illustrated by Karl West

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Mack Rhino

Private Eye

The Unfair Fair Case

By Paul DuBois Jacobs & Jennifer Swender

Welcome to ALADDIN QUIX!

If you are looking for fast, fun-to-read stories with colorful characters, lots of kid-friendly humor, easy-to-follow action, entertaining story lines, and lively illustrations, then ALADDIN QUIX is for you!

But wait, there’s more!

If you’re also looking for stories with tables of contents; word lists; about-the-book questions; 64, 80, or 96 pages; short chapters; short paragraphs; and large fonts, then ALADDIN QUIX is definitely for you!

ALADDIN QUIX: The next step between ready to reads and longer, more challenging chapter books, for readers five to eight years old.

The Unfair Fair Case, by Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender, illustrated by Karl West, Aladdin

For our favorite clowns—Littles and Chico

Cast of Characters

Mack Rhino, Private Eye: a detective

Redd Oxpeck: Mack’s trusted assistant

Al Gator: director of the Coral Cove Fair

Surfer Jo: a local surfer at the fair

Lifeguard Sally: a local lifeguard at the fair

Juggling Jenkins Twins: two kids performing at the fair

Octavia Octopus: a fairgoer who is winning all the games

A small fry: a young fairgoer

Terry Berry: Mack and Redd’s friend; owner of the Smoothie Cart