
By George E. Stanley, Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)
Book #4 in the Third-Grade Detectives series
A boy's fear of spiders may hold the key to catching a thief.
Todd's world is turned upside down when his prized baseball cards vanish. As his third-grade class studies spiders, Todd's fear of the eight-legged creatures is challenged. Mr. Merlin hints that a spider's web might unravel the mystery of the missing cards. Can Todd overcome his arachnophobia to help catch the thief? Discover how courage and curiosity might just save the day.
CREEPY, CRAWLY CRITTERS – YUCK! Poor Todd. First he has to give up his room for an old friend of his father’s who’s visiting. Then his valuable baseball card collection is stolen. Now Mr. Merlin says the class is going to be studying spiders. Todd hates spiders. But then Mr. Merlin tells the Third-Grade Detectives that a spider’s web may help catch the thief. Maybe spiders aren’t so bad after all.
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