The Soccer Shoe Clue by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

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In the News

Nancy woke up early Wednesday morning. She climbed out of bed and sat at her desk in her nightgown. She stared at her special blue notebook.

“Hey, there, Pudding Pie,” Nancy’s father said. He was standing in the doorway to her room.

Nancy smiled. She liked it when her father called her Pudding Pie. It was his special nickname for her.

“Hi, Daddy,” Nancy said.

Carson Drew came into the room.

“Why aren’t you getting ready for school?” he asked.

“Because I’ve decided,” Nancy said. “I’m not getting dressed until I solve the soccer mystery.”

Carson Drew laughed. “What’s the problem?” he asked.

Nancy pointed to her list of suspects. “I have three suspects,” she said. “But I don’t know if any of them did it.”

She held up the notebook so he could see the three names: Carrie, Margot, and Tonya.

“Do you have any clues?” her father asked.

“Just a jar of red currant jelly,” Nancy said.

Carson laughed. “How about witnesses?” he asked. “Did anyone see anything?”

“Nope,” Nancy said.

“Hmmm,” Carson said. “I see the problem.”

“So what should I do?” Nancy asked.

“Well,” Carson said, “maybe it would help to figure out who didn’t do it.”

“You mean, make a list of people who aren’t suspects?” Nancy said. “That’s a great idea! Thanks, Daddy.”

Right away Nancy thought of a few people who couldn’t be guilty. People like Julia Santos. She was the coach’s daughter. She would never play tricks on the soccer team.

There were others, too. But Nancy didn’t have time to make the list just then. She had to get dressed. She was almost late for school!

Quickly she put on sweatpants and a sweater. She packed up her books and soccer gear and hurried downstairs. She ate some cereal and drank a glass of juice. Then she ran most of the way to school.

When she got there, all the girls were huddled together in a circle. It looked as if they were reading something—but what?

“What’s going on?” Nancy asked as she ran up to join them.

“Nancy, look at this,” George said. She held up a piece of paper in front of Nancy so Nancy could read it.

It was a homemade newspaper, written by Brenda Carlton, another third grader. Brenda made copies on her computer at home and brought them to school.

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