Welcome to Wonderland #3: Sandapalooza Shake-Up
by Chris Grabenstein (Author)
Booktalk: Life’s a vacation when you live in the world’s wackiest motel! P.T. and his best friend, Gloria, are getting ready for St. Pete Beach’s first-ever Sandapalooza! The Wonderland’s biggest rival, the Conch Reef Resort, is doing everything it can to win the sand sculpture contest, but P.T. has bigger problems: The Wonderland has opened a new restaurant–the Banana Shack–and running a restaurant is harder than it looks! And to make matters worse, a royal guest’s priceless tiara has gone missing, and the prime suspect is the Wonderland’s beloved housekeeper! Can P.T. and Gloria win the contest, keep the restaurant going, and clear Clara’s name?
Snippet: “P.T.?” Mom tore around the corner from the front office. “What happened?”
“Someone stole Great-Grandmama’s crown!” shrieked Lilly, who seemed to have totally blown that whole “Keep Calm and Carry On” thing the British are so famous for.
Mom clunked up the steel steps behind us.
Lord Pettybone met us outside room 227.
“Have you summoned the authorities?” he said the instant he saw me.
Oops. Guess I should’ve called 911 after I texted Mom.
“Yes,” said Mom.
The butler, Digby, was holding the lockbox, showing it to Lady Pettybone. A chain ending at an open handcuff dangled from its side. Its lid was up. The insides were cushioned with dark green velvet. Other than that, the box was empty.
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