The absent author

A is for author ... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul pl...

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Main Author: Roy, Ron, 1940- (Author)
Other Authors: Gurney, John Steven, 1962- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [1997]
Series:Roy, Ron, 1940- A to Z mysteries ; 1.
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Summary:A is for author ... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late!
Item Description:Series numeration from www.goodreads.com.
"A"--Spine.
"A Stepping Stone book."
Physical Description:86 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm
Audience:"RL: 2.5 006-009-"--Page 4 of cover.
510
ISBN:0679981683
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9780679881681
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9780329097561
9780758749949
0758749945
0590819186
9780590819183
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9780375806001
0606126120
9780606126120
1442054875
9780605471184
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9781442054875
9781484457627
1484457625
9780613046909
0613046900
Author Notes:Ron Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 29, 1940. After high school, he joined the Navy for two years. He received a Bachelor's degree in literature from the University of Connecticut and a Masters degree in teaching from the University of Hartford. He was an elementary school teacher for numerous years.

His first children's book, A Thousand Pails of Water, was published in 1978. Soon afterwards, he stopped teaching and became a full-time writer, but he still visits schools around the country. He is the author of the A to Z Mysteries series, the Capital Mysteries series, and the Calendar Mysteries series.

(Bowker Author Biography)