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The Deadly Dinner Mystery
Paperback
Series: The Ever-Curious Gang, Book 1
General Juvenile FictionHistoryScience Fiction
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Publisher: Wheelwright Publishing
Published: Oct 28 2026
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.19 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Tomatoes. Deadly? Seriously?
It starts with a school assignment.
It leads to a mysterious gray door.
And when Leo, Nadia, Kai, and Theo step through it, their adventure takes them to Italy in the 1700s, where tomatoes have a terrible reputation. Some people even call them poison apples.
Then several guests at a grand dinner become dangerously ill after eating them, and everyone knows exactly what to blame.
The tomatoes.
But something doesn't add up.
Why do some people eat tomatoes without getting sick? Why did only certain guests at the dinner become ill? And what could everyone be overlooking?
The four friends begin investigating. They follow clues, compare what happened, cross off explanations that don't fit the evidence, and discover that even a reasonable answer can turn out to be wrong.
Can they solve the mystery before you do?
The Deadly Dinner Mystery is the first full-color illustrated adventure in The Ever-Curious Gang, a mystery series for young readers ages 7-10 that combines an engaging story with surprising history, humor, friendship, and critical thinking.
Young readers aren't simply told what happened. They're invited to wonder, question, investigate, and follow the evidence right alongside Leo, Nadia, Kai, and Theo.
And when the mystery is over, Ever-Curious Discussion Questions at the back of the book give families and teachers an easy way to keep the conversation going. The questions encourage children to talk about the clues, reconsider assumptions, explain their reasoning, and think about how they reached their conclusions.
Perfect for curious kids who enjoy mysteries, history, surprising facts, and figuring things out for themselves. A fun and thoughtful gift for young readers ages 7-10, whether they're already enthusiastic readers or just discovering how much fun a good mystery can be.
Because for the Ever-Curious Gang, one question can lead just about anywhere.
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