Grades 3-5

When twin brothers Hunter and Zack intercept a phone call and find a mysterious note, they are convinced that the town's dentist, Dr. Diglio is after them, and even more disturbing, is planning to blow up the town. Their attempts to foil his plans involve lots of sneaking away from their very large and boisterous family, and they find themselves in unlikely places-- on top of the church roof, in a manure pile, and in a hot air balloon. Needless to say, their attempts to save the town are not entirely necessary, as they misinterpreted the original messages and Dr. Diglio is NOT an evil villain, but the boys are engaging characters and middle grade students will like the over the top humor as Hunter and Zack find themselves in one predicament after another.
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This is short and meant for about a third grade level, but for me it was too chaotic. Hunter and his twin brother intercept a phone call that they interpret to be from a spy who is about to blow up their town. They tear around doing various nutty things while the rest of their family also seem to create chaos. The storyline is hard to follow. I want to find more books at this level to recommend, but this one isn't it. ( )