Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans

Here’s another great book for readers 8-12. The author is Russell Ginns.

For Samantha Spinner it just isn’t fair. Her uncle Paul disappeared, and here’s what he left:

Samantha’s sister Buffy got a check for $2,400,000,000.

Samantha’s brother Nipper got the New York Yankees.

And Samantha got a rusty red umbrella with a tag hanging off its worn handle. The tag says “Watch out for the RAIN.”

Thanks a lot, Uncle Paul.

But really, after all the strawberry waffles, stories, and puzzles they’ve shared, how could Uncle Paul just leave without saying goodbye? And what is the meaning of that mysterious message?

The answer is simple: Sam knows in her heart that Uncle Paul is in danger. And if he taught her anything, it’s that not everything is exactly what it seems. Which is why we should pay close attention to that rusty red umbrella, and never trust a monkey at a hula-hoop contest.

The RAIN is coming, and Samantha Spinner is about to find herself mixed up in some super-important, super-dangerous, super-secret plans.

And if she’s brave enough and smart enough, she just might find Uncle Paul.