The Burglar Who Bit the Big Apple by Steve Brezenoff

Author:Steve Brezenoff
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: 9781434221391, 9781434227713, Fiction, Field Trip Mysteries, Mysteries & Detective Stories, School & Education, People & Places/United States/General, Social Issues/Friendship
Publisher: Capstone Press
Published: 2011-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

ANTON’S ALIBI

That night, Gum and Egg hung out in my and Cat’s room. Ms. Duran was there, so no one could throw a fit about boys hanging out in a girls’ room.

Egg scrolled through his photos. He had a whole bunch of the mysterious girl, plus some of those older kids who had pushed past everyone at the museum and the zoo.

“They’re college students,” Egg said. “See? They hold up their IDs when they go in.”

“Why?” Gum asked. “Do they think anyone cares that they’re in college?”

“I saw a sign about that,” I explained. “College students with an ID don’t have to pay to get in.”

“Do you have any pictures of Anton and his dad?” Gum asked.

Egg flipped through the pictures. “Here’s one,” he said, holding up his camera.

We all looked. It was a shot of the Gutmans near the zoo’s exit. Anton and his father had their backs to the camera, and were glancing over their shoulders.

“What are they up to?” I asked. “They look like they’re hiding something.”

Gum formed a sneaky smile. “Finally,” he said, “the evidence we need. Let’s go, Egg.”

“Where?” Egg asked.

“Down to our room,” Gum explained. “We’re going to confront Anton.”

With that, the boys left. We didn’t hear anything from them until the next morning.

* * *

Cat and I hurried down to the lobby at seven the next morning. We spotted Anton right away. He and his goonish friends were hanging out near the pay phones, probably making prank calls.

“There you are,” I said, walking up to Anton. “So, what do you have to say for yourself?”

Anton looked at me like I was crazy. “Um, how about ‘Good morning, dork’?” he said. His friends cracked up.

“I mean about the vandalism,” I said. “The stolen planet, and plaque! And the missing ‘Z’!”

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