The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O'Connor 168 pages

Summer may be over, but its not too late for this perfectly crafted summer tale for middle grade readers. Owen knows just how he wants to spend his summer. He wants to "doctor" his "pet" bullfrog and solving the mystery of what made the huge crash while falling off the train. He is onto an adventure when he locates the answer to the mystery, a two-person submarine!!! Unfortunately, his nosy parker next door neighbor, Viola seems to know everything. Owen doesn't want to let out his secret or his "pet" bullfrog. He does want to pilot the submarine with his guy pals, but how? Delicious summer fun has an old-timey feeling to it.