Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Busted Video Games

Emma led Marty to the schoolyard. Ava has been taunting me all week about the jump-rope challenge. I bet she had something to do with this. Marty ran his fingers through his hair like a comb. With Ava’s long, dark braids and bright green eyes, she was the prettiest girl in school. Marty had never talked to Ava before, and now he was supposed to question her? He hoped his breath didn’t still smell like the tuna fish sandwich he had for lunch.

I guess we won’t find out if you’re the school champ in the jump-rope challenge. But I’m sure you would’ve won. The gaggle of girls around Ava laughed at her joke. Emma stood her ground. “This is Marty- he’s helping Mr. Lynch find out who sabotaged the equipment.” Emma gave Marty a nudge toward Ava.