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Ten year olds Molly and Brad know that something is not right with the new fifth grade girl. Could it be that she really did steal Mollys grandmothers ring that Molly carelessly left on her school desk? Penny is certainly hiding something, and scared. She is their prime suspect.

After spying on her at a safe distance and agreeing that she is involved in something, the youngsters are det... More

Ten year olds Molly and Brad know that something is not right with the new fifth grade girl. Could it be that she really did steal Mollys grandmothers ring that Molly carelessly left on her school desk? Penny is certainly hiding something, and scared. She is their prime suspect.

After spying on her at a safe distance and agreeing that she is involved in something, the youngsters are determined to find out if she has Mollys ring, first by nocturnal surveillance of her room from the branches of a nearby tree and then by actual admittance to the old mansion in a friendly visit. But questions about why Penny has dyed her hair and why she is pretending to need glasses bother the private investigators.

The children find out that their new friend and her mother are protected witnesses in a kidnap and murder case that depends on their testimony, and the men who they originally thought were her captors are really her protectors. Molly and Brad have their work cut out for them when the gang locates the house in which Penny and her mother are sequestered. Penny is isolated from her protectors in the school and gangmembers are ready to grab her. Molly and Brad swing into action to protect their friend and get her back to safety themselves.

As Molly and Brad unveil the mystery of the stolen ring and work through the motives of each of their other suspects, they gain a realistic value of money, see that stereotypes of ethnic groups present false views, and get to test the elastic parameters of friendship when one old friend betrays them.

The story line clips along from the point of view of the youngsters, and makes a satisfying read for able young readers.

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