Cooking Camp Disaster by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Aladdin

Nancy’s gaze fell on the cake. It was different from the cakes all the other campers were working on. For one thing, it wasn’t small and round. It was tall and kind of cone-shaped, with a hole on top.

Bess took the measuring cup from Dylan and started to tip it over the cake.

“No, Bess! Stop!” Nancy cried out suddenly.

The Almost-Exploding Volcano Cake

Bess jerked back, nearly dropping the measuring cup. But fortunately the liquid didn’t spill onto the cake.

“Wh-why did you tell me to stop, Nancy?” Bess stammered.

“That’s not a cake. It’s a baking-soda volcano!” Nancy explained. “Remember? Someone made one of those for the school science fair last year. The measuring cup has vinegar in it. If you pour it into the volcano, it mixes with the baking soda inside and start bubbling and erupting like crazy!”

Bess’s eyes grew enormous. “Oh my gosh! You’re right!”

Dev and Dylan cracked up.

Bess glared at the two boys. “Yeah, very funny! It’s almost as funny as the other dumb stuff you did. Like destroying George’s peppermint brownies and everyone’s pizzas!”

“Huh? We totally didn’t do that stuff,” Dev said.

“Yeah, but I wish we did!” Dylan added.

Nancy regarded them suspiciously. “Where did this volcano come from?” she asked them.

“We made it at Dylan’s house last night and brought it in this morning,” Dev said. “We thought it would be a superfunny prank!”

Nancy glanced across the kitchen. Chef Giorgio was busy helping Talisha with her cake. He didn’t seem to notice what was going on at Dev and Dylan’s workstation.

Chef Giorgio had told Dev and Dylan on Monday that if they continued with their bad behavior, they would have to leave the camp. She wondered if she and Bess should tell Chef Giorgio about the volcano, or if they should give the boys another chance.

Because if Dev and Dylan left the camp, and if it turned out they were responsible for messing up the brownies and pizzas, the Clue Crew would never know!

• • •

“Are you girls ready to go?” Hannah said.

Camp was over for the day, and Hannah was waiting outside the front door. She had promised to take Nancy, George, and Bess to the mall and then home to the Drews’ house for make-your-own-taco night.

“Hi, Hannah! We’re ready!” Nancy adjusted her backpack on her shoulder and rushed up to Hannah, hugging her. She wiped a bead of sweat from her brow. Although it was late in the day, it was blazing hot outside. Even the herbs in the herb garden looked a little wilted from the heat.

“That Jeremy is so guilty. We’re this close to catching him!” George grumbled to Bess as they caught up to Nancy and Hannah.

“Yeah, but what about Dev and Dylan? That volcano trick was definitely not cool,” Bess complained.

“Yeah, but I think Jeremy is the one who—wait, where’s my backpack?” George stopped in her tracks and glanced around, frowning. “Sorry, guys. I think I forgot it inside.”

“Let’s all go in. I could use a drink of water, anyway,” Hannah said.

The four of them headed back into the building.

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