Jake, Scout and the Runaway Kite – Paperback

Jake and Scout are back for case number nine, and this time the mystery takes flight! At the town kite festival, under a sky crowded with kites of every shape, color, and size, Jake’s big dragon kite is the star of the show – until a sudden gust snaps its string and sends it sailing away over town.

The chase is on. Over the bakery roof, past the school, through flapping laundry lines, and up into the tallest tree in town, Jake and Scout follow every clue the runaway kite leaves behind: a piece of red string, a single ribbon, and a very long tail.

But the biggest surprise is waiting in the park, where a brave girl with a yellow ribbon in her hair has been holding on tight. With kindness, teamwork, and one very good flying lesson, Jake and Scout turn a runaway kite into a brand-new friendship – and a brand-new flyer in the sky.

A warm, funny detective story about holding on, helping out, and the friends you find when you follow a mystery wherever it leads.