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At the school, Mudshark is known as the go-to problem‑solver for missing shoes, forgotten homework, and stray animals. When a psychic parrot settles in the library and claims to out‑think him, the school's staff need a reliable sleuth ASAP. Amid an escaped gerbil, a restroom emergency, and disappearing erasers, Mudshark uncovers the thief’s good intentions. With clever misdirection and speed of thought, he keeps the mystery under wraps and reestablishes calm, even if only for a brief time.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gary Paulsen
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