Books like Laugh Till You Cry by Joan Lowery Nixon
When Cody is sent to Texas for the summer to care for his ill grandmother, he discovers the town is nothing like the California days he’s used to. A new school, an uncooperative cousin named Hayden, and a distant past all pile on the pressure.
Cody’s fortunes shift when he meets Officer Ramsey, a policeman who moonlights as a stand‑up comic. Impressed by Cody’s humor, Ramsey even pays him for jokes. But the light‑hearted bond is strained when a crime breaks out at school and Cody is named a suspect.
With his name on the line, Cody must rely on wit, friendship, and a keen eye for clues to clear his name, confront the real culprit, and prove that laughter can be the sharpest weapon in a mystery of family, bullying, and justice.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Joan Lowery Nixon
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