The Box in the Woods (Ari and Cricket, Book #1)
2026·104 pages·en
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- Publisher
- Reycraft Books
- ISBN
- 9781478880509
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An Exciting STEM-Powered Mystery Adventure for Young Detectives! Being the new kid is never easy. Ari recently moved from Texas and hasn't made a single friend yet. Lonely and restless, he spends his afternoons exploring the creek near his home, searching for crawdads and trying to adjust to his unfamiliar surroundings. That's when he meets Cricket – a bold, quirky neighborhood girl who appears out of nowhere. Ari can't quite figure her out. Is she interesting? Annoying? Maybe both? Before he can decide, Cricket spots something unusual: a bright red flag sticking out of the ground near the creek bank. Curiosity gets the better of them. They dig beneath the mysterious marker and unearth a buried metal box. Inside, they find a cryptic message written on a folded piece of paper: "Find out why Mr. Krishnaswami's fish are dying." Just like that, two unlikely partners become detectives on a mission. Cricket has a brilliant mind for math. Ari has a natural gift for science. Together, they make the perfect investigative team. Equipped with curiosity, creativity, and their unique talents, the duo designs and conducts a series of clever experiments to crack the case. Through trial, error, and teamwork, they finally land on a solution to the mystery. But when they return to the metal box expecting closure, they discover something unexpected: a brand-new surprise is waiting for them inside! Who planted the original mystery? Who left the new surprise? And what challenge will Ari and Cricket face next? The Box in the Woods is the first book in the Ari and Cricket series-a thrilling journey that combines mystery, science, and friendship, inspiring young minds to explore, experiment, and discover!