Cupcake Chaos by Carolyn Keene & Macky Pamintuan

Author:Carolyn Keene & Macky Pamintuan
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Social Themes, Friendship, Juvenile Fiction, Girls & Women, Mysteries & Detective Stories
ISBN: 9781442453517
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2013-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

“Until tomorrow,” Nancy said with a grin. “Jumping jacks, anyone?”

“Thanks for driving us, Hannah,” Nancy said the next day.

“No problem!” Hannah said cheerily. “I’m happy you girls are getting a little exercise.”

It was Sunday, shortly before one o’clock. Nancy and the girls sat in the backseat of Hannah’s car, each wearing sneakers for jumping jacks. Bess was dressed in pink-and-silver sweats with a matching ponytail holder.

Hannah turned the car into Mayor Strong’s driveway and said,

“Here we are!”

Nancy, Bess, and George looked out the car window. Mayor Strong and his wife lived in a huge yellow house. Today the front lawn was filled with kids doing jumping jacks. Leading them was Mr. Wilson, a whistle around his neck.

“Come on, kids!” Mr. Wilson was shouting. “Let’s see you work up a good sweat!”

Mayor Strong and his wife were doing their best to keep up with Mr. Wilson and the kids. The mayor was wearing the same hoodie with the purple clue.

“Doesn’t he ever change his clothes?” Bess whispered.

“Not as often as you, Bess!” George teased.

The girls thanked Hannah as they climbed out of the car. Then they walked across the lawn to join the other jumpers.

Nancy, Bess, and George headed to the back of the crowd so they could talk about the case. They fell in step with the jumping jacks, scissoring their arms and legs.

“The mayor and his wife are doing jumping jacks,” Nancy said, flapping her arms in the air. “Who’ll let us in the house?”

George huffed and puffed from the exercise. “The Strongs have a housekeeper,” she said. “I know because my mom catered a party here once.”

Suddenly the mayor stopped jumping and turned around. His wife and Mr. Wilson didn’t seem to notice as he slipped through a side door into the house.

“Great,” George said. “How can we search the house with the mayor inside?”

“I guess we’ll have to wait,” Nancy said.

“I can’t wait,” Bess said as she stopped jumping.

“Why not?” Nancy asked.

“Because I have to go to the bathroom, that’s why!” Bess said.

“Couldn’t you have done that before you left your house, Bess?”

George said.

“Now you sound like my dad,” Bess complained.

Still doing jumping jacks, the girls made their way around the house to the front door.

“We can stop jumping now!” George said once they were on the doorstep.

Nancy rang the doorbell. After a few seconds a woman with short, blond hair opened the door. She was wearing a black dress with a white collar and cuffs.

“Don’t tell me, let me guess,” the housekeeper said. “You want to use the bathroom.”

“Yes, please!” Bess said.

The housekeeper waved the girls inside and pointed down a long hallway. “Use the one at the end of the hall,” she said. “It’s right past the mayor’s office.”

“Thank you,” Bess said. She turned to Nancy and George. “Help me find it.”

The girls hurried down the hall. They passed the mayor’s office and glanced inside. Sitting on the rug was the mayor’s bulldog, Duncan. The dog was licking his chops as he gazed up at Mayor Strong, sitting behind a desk.

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