A body on the tracks
A teenage terrorist
A mysterious wish-granting machine
The world’s worst private detective
The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, *Guys Read: Thriller* is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories, each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page.
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### About the Author
Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including *The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales*, *Math Curse, Robot Zot!*, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.
Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming *Bedtime for Bear*, which he also wrote, to the *New York Times*–bestselling *A Series of Unfortunate Events* by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's *A Christmas Carol*. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
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A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, *Guys Read: Thriller* is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories, each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page. ** ### About the Author Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including *The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales*, *Math Curse, Robot Zot!*, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did. Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming *Bedtime for Bear*, which he also wrote, to the *New York Times*–bestselling *A Series of Unfortunate Events* by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's *A Christmas Carol*. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.