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The school skeleton: At Green Lawn Elementary, the entire school becomes involved in a mystery when Mr. Bones, the skeleton in the nurse's office, disappears.

The talking T. Rex: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinosaur museum.

The unwilling umpire: When the umpire at the baseball game fundraiser is accused of stealing a collection of autographed baseballs, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose try to prove his innocence.

The vampire's vacation: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate a mysterious man in black who Josh believes is a vampire.

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THE SCHOOL SKELETON
Some sneaky soul has stolen the skeleton from the nurse's office The principal promises free aquarium tickets to the savvy sleuths who can track down poor Mr. Bones. It's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to follow the clues and put those old bones to rest.

THE TALKING T. REX
Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn's newest-and biggest -visitor. The kids' old friend Jud Wheat is in town raising funds for a dinosaur museum. But after the show in Green Lawn, all Jud's money disappears Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose track down the cash?

THE UNWILLING UMPIRE
The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men--and to see Mr. Pocket's prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he's innocent, or is it strike three for the Green Lawn ump?

THE VAMPIRE'S VACATION
When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie's Diner, he vanishes But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be a vampire in Green Lawn? And could Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose be his next victims?

Author Notes

Ron Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 29, 1940. After high school, he joined the Navy for two years. He received a Bachelor's degree in literature from the University of Connecticut and a Masters degree in teaching from the University of Hartford. He was an elementary school teacher for numerous years.

His first children's book, A Thousand Pails of Water, was published in 1978. Soon afterwards, he stopped teaching and became a full-time writer, but he still visits schools around the country. He is the author of the A to Z Mysteries series, the Capital Mysteries series, and the Calendar Mysteries series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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