03 The Secret of the Stolen Spectacles

The Secret of the Station Spectacles The next morning, Judy went to Virginia Dare School, third grade, Class 3T, like always. She sat in the second row, like always. Mr. Todd started telling Class 3T about the day ahead, like always. Except something was different. Mr. Todd held a paper at arm's length and squinted at it. "We have a special guest coming to school this afternoon," he told them. Rocky raised his hand. "Mr. Todd," he said, "something about you is different today." Judy turned to look at Rocky and tapped her head as if to say, ESP. You read my mind!

"Are you growing a beard?" Rocky asked. "I'm afraid not," said Mr. Todd, scratching his chin. "You got taller?" said Jordan. "I don't think so," said Mr. Todd. "You're growing gray hair!" said Bradley. "You kids are giving me a few gray hairs," Mr. Todd teased. Judy looked at Mr. Todd. Something was different. And she would use her best Nancy Drew super-sleuth amazing detective powers to figure out the Case of the Different Mr. Todd. Judy Moody studied him up, down, and sideways, like he was a shiny-wrapped Christmas present. Mr. Todd did not have a new tie or a new haircut or new shoes. Mr. Todd leaned on his desk and told the class

about the special guest: a policeman named Officer So-and-So and his dog So-and-So, who were coming to school that afternoon to talk about Such and Such. Mr. Todd squinted at his paper again. That's when it hit her. Judy's super-amazing, mystery-solving powers figured out that Mr. Todd looked different because he was not wearing his glasses. "Mr. Todd got contacts!" Judy called out. "I did not get contact lenses," said Mr. Todd, squinting at Judy.

Crumbs! Judy had thought she'd cracked test

case. "But I seem to have misplaced my glasses." Misplaced? Maybe. Lost? Hardly. Mr. Todd never took his glasses off. Judy looked around Class 3T. Which kid looked like a third-grade glasses stealer? Bradley? Jordan? Anya? Owen? Jessica Finch, Super-Smart Stellar Speller? Was she the Super-Secret Glasses Stealer? Jessica Finch did not even wear glasses. But maybe, just maybe, she stole some so she could look even smarter. Rare! A mini-mystery, on a school day, right here in Class 3T: the Mystery of the Teacher's Missing Eyeglasses. She, Judy Drewdy, was on the case. During morning recess, Judy stayed inside so she could investigate. She took out her flashlight

and magnifying glass and searched on desks and under chairs. She searched in cubbies and in plastic tubbies. She searched behind the computer and the fish tank and the class guinea-pig cages. All Detective Judy found were a sheet of wizard stickers (Rocky's), a glue stick (Frank's), and a pink-pig paper clip that could only belong to one person— Jessica Finch, Pig Lover. Judy put the stickers in Rocky's folder, the glue stick in Frank's desk, and the piggy paper clip on— Wait just a Nancy Drew minute! Eagle Eye Moody spotted a clue on Jessica Finch's desk. Right on top of the spelling homework was Jessica's pink-piggy lunch tote. Peeking out from an unzipped corner was what looked like one stolen pair of grown-up teacher glasses.