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    Backyard Bandit Mystery (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #15)
    Backyard Bandit Mystery (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #15)
    Backyard Bandit Mystery (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #15)
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    Backyard Bandit Mystery (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #15)

    By Beverly Lewis and Janet Huntington

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    Stacy Henry wants to earn money for the Cul-de-sac Kids Club. But she can't get permission from Abby, the club president, who is out of town.The rest of the kids vote to go ahead with a yard sale. The friends make signs, and everyone brings old treasures for the big day. But one night, some of their treasures disappear!Is there a bandit in the neighborhood? Who is stealing from the Cul-de-sac Kids?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateAug 1, 1997
    ISBN9781441260789
    Backyard Bandit Mystery (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #15)
    Author

    Beverly Lewis

    Beverly Lewis (beverlylewis.com), born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, has more than 19 million books in print. Her stories have been published in 12 languages and have regularly appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times and USA Today. Beverly and her husband, David, live in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, making music, and spending time with their family.

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    Backyard Bandit Mystery (Cul-de-Sac Kids Book #15) - Beverly Lewis

    © 1996 by Beverly Lewis

    Published by Bethany House Publishers

    11400 Hampshire Avenue South

    Bloomington, Minnesota 55438

    www.bethanyhouse.com

    Bethany House Publishers is a division of

    Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    www.bakerpublishinggroup.com

    Ebook edition created 2012

    Ebook corrections 6.26.2012

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

    ISBN 978-1-4412-6078-9

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

    Cover illustration by Paul Turnbaugh

    Story illustrations by Janet Huntington

    For

    Rochelle Glöege,

    my editor and friend.

    Happy Birthday!

    I know a fine editor—Rochelle,

    Her excellent work I must tell.

    She edits; she writes,

    Stays up late some nights.

    What a wonderful person, Rochelle.

    B. L.

    CONTENTS

    Cover

    Title Page

    Copyright Page

    Dedication

    One

    Two

    Three

    Four

    Five

    Six

    Sever

    Eight

    Nine

    Ten

    About the Author

    Other Books by Author

    Back Cover

    ONE

    Stacy Henry couldn’t sleep.

    Whew! Too hot.

    She was supposed to be sleeping in the teeny-weeny attic. With a teeny-tiny window that didn’t open.

    Stacy didn’t mind, because her grandparents were visiting. They were staying in her bedroom.

    But such heat! The attic bedroom was way too hot.

    She fanned herself with a pillow.

    She tried counting sheep. But thinking of sheep wool made her hotter.

    Some fresh air would be nice. Some cool air.

    Stacy sat up and lifted her hair off her neck.

    Her puppy opened his eyes.

    I need a ponytail, she told him. My head’s too sweaty.

    Sunday Funnies seemed to understand. He

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