false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171602511m/109341.jpg 109341 2 <P>A quirky middle&ndash;grade novel about an enterprising seventh&ndash;grader who discovers an astonishing plea for help in the grooves of his blue jeans. </P><P> Dwayne Ruggles is a regular kid living in a regular town until evil entrepreneur Howard Thigpen shows up. Thigpen seems to have the ability to make people do whatever he wants, and sparks of light swirl around him wherever he goes. But the mystery doesn't stop there. Dwayne discovers that the grooves in his Thigpen&ndash;brand blue jeans and the ripples in his Thigpen&ndash;brand potato chips contain a secret message, "Please. You must help us. He's stealing the light from our eyes." It's a race against time to solve the mystery, but first Dwayne better figure out what that strange message means.</P><P> Ages 8+</P> 105373 1 3 2006 Grooves: A Kind of Mystery total:41|5:3|4:11|3:20|2:5|1:2| 41 131 60 6 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 15:16:26 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:21:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Aug 26 15:34:33 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:20:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu May 01 12:32:22 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 12:35:28 -0700 2008
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