The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf

Written by David Lewman

Book #1 in the Club CSI series

When the school lunch makes everyone sick, three students test the evidence themselves.

160 pages· 25,145 words· Est. 3.5 hour read· ~630L

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Bookroo's summary

Ben, Corey and Hannah love their new forensic science class so much that they start Club CSI. Their first case comes fast: students and the principal fall ill after the cafeteria's hot lunch, and everyone blames the new science teacher's healthy meatless meat loaf. Using fingerprints, clues and careful thinking, the friends set out to find what really happened.

From the publisher

How do you dust for fingerprints on a meat loaf? Club CSI: is on the case in this middle grade series about forensic science! Calling all kid crime-solvers: Forensic science isn’t just for grown-ups anymore! Thanks to the popularity of shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science has made its way into the classroom. This middle grade series stars a group of students whose forensic science class inspires them to form a Club CSI to investigate crimes and capers at school. As Club CSI: collects clues, readers will love trying to put the pieces together to find out what really happened in this series that is part mystery, part detective story, and just plain fun! In The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf, Ben, Corey, and Hannah’s first case as Club CSI begins when a bunch of students and the principal get food poisoning from the cafeteria’s hot lunch. Everyone blames the new science teacher because she pushed the lunch lady to add her healthy “meatless meat loaf” recipe to the menu, but Club CSI: isn’t pointing fingers until they evaluate the evidence. Can they find out who messed with the meat loaf before the science teacher gets in trouble or more people get sick? Club CSI: is on the case!

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