Tale of the Missing Mascot

Wishbone Mysteries #4

by Alexander Steele

When the head is stolen from the mascot's costume for the Bulldogs, Oakdale's football team, Samantha and Wishbone begin searching for clues, and wind up with a case that seems impossible to solve

Genres: Mystery, Middle Grade, Animals, Childrens, Collections

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn't love a good mystery? With a fun plot, great writing, and plenty of cute moments, this story from the Wishbone "expanded universe" was a great one.

[Christy Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was wonderful. So much better than the last two books that I read. Wishbone and Sam both have a mystery to solve in this book. Sam of who stole the Bulldog Mascot from the backseat of a locked car. Wishbone has to figure how to get Wanda to see who's really eating up her flowers because it's not him. I'll add more to the review later, but defiantly give this a read it's worth it.

[Briar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wishbone was everything to me as a kid. I blame him for my reading of many, many classics.

This was a super fun little mystery. Sam is the focus character and she does a great job acting as our main sleuth. I love that the kids take a scientific type approach to what may or may not be possible. Also love the appearance of Wanda the wacky next door neighbor, though I wish she'd stop blaming Wishbone for everything! I did think that Wishbone's little side mystery fell a little flat but it was fine. These hold up pretty well considering they were written in the 90's.

I'm definitely looking to collect more of these and the other Wishbone series from the thrift. They're a super fun time. :)

[Amy Ingalls · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun mystery, and I liked that the book frequently referred to author John Dickson Carr. This is a great way to encourage kids to branch out and read new and more challenging books.

[geko · Rating 4 out of 5]

love this. my first mystery book when I was little! now that I'm older, i still go to the bookstores hoping to find another wishbone series for my collection

[Rose]

JF Ste