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Tired of being confined to their home with a babysitter whose idea of a good meal is Pop Tarts and Kool-Aid, Steven and Benjy decide to take things into their own hands. In order to remind their dad that he loves them more than his job, and their mom that they're more important than her prosecution of a terrorist group, they take their parents by surprise with a plan that will assure them some qua... More

Tired of being confined to their home with a babysitter whose idea of a good meal is Pop Tarts and Kool-Aid, Steven and Benjy decide to take things into their own hands. In order to remind their dad that he loves them more than his job, and their mom that they're more important than her prosecution of a terrorist group, they take their parents by surprise with a plan that will assure them some quality family time. But the surprise is on Steven and Benjy, because there's a pair of terrorists who have something else in mind for their mom--and it's no joke!

"What starts out as a sprightly domestic comedy...soon accelerates into a crisply delivered suspense drama....A chill of terror is precisely what readers of Strasser's immediate, realistic account will experience." --Publishers Weekly

"Intrigue, danger, and suspense lurk around several corners, and will keep readers turning the pages." --School Library Journal

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