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Description
An eleven-year-old boy wins the opportunity to be mayor for a day and discovers that the real mayor is a criminal.
Quick Summary
A regular kid wins a contest to be mayor for a day and quickly finds out the real mayor is up to something shady, turning an ordinary school project into a wild mystery. Readers will grin at Alvin's clever schemes, from swapping cafeteria trays for secret documents to outwitting a crook with a homemade gadget, all while the town's biggest joke becomes a real-life puzzle. If your child loves the goofy chaos of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the quick-witted sleuthing of Encyclopedia Brown, they'll be thrilled by Alvin's day of mayor mischief. The fast pace and silly humor make this a perfect fit for middle-grade readers in grades 4-6 (ages 9-12).