A-z Mysteries Author [ TRENDING ]

Mrs. Patel smiled. “His name is Ron Roy. And here’s the best part—he wrote one for every letter of the alphabet. You can read your way from A to Z.”

Marco groaned. But by chapter two, he was hooked. Someone had kidnapped a famous mystery writer named Wallis Wallace. The kids were solving it themselves. By the end of the book, Marco had finished his first-ever chapter book in two days. a-z mysteries author

Marco held it up. “This,” he said, “is the book that taught me that reading is a mystery worth solving.” And here’s the best part—he wrote one for

Here’s a helpful story about the author of the A to Z Mysteries series, Ron Roy. When third-grade teacher Mrs. Patel noticed that her student, Marco, hated reading, she didn’t push a thick novel or a classic. Instead, she handed him a thin chapter book called The Absent Author . On the cover was a blond boy, a girl in glasses, and a kid in a baseball cap—Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. “Just try the first three chapters,” she said. Someone had kidnapped a famous mystery writer named

Years later, Marco became a teacher himself. On the first day of school, he placed a worn copy of The Absent Author on his desk. A student raised a hand. “What’s that book?”