by Bill Doyle
Sports
On the Ball
CHICAGO, IL: She’s the two-time Yugoslav national table tennis champ. And now Biljana Golic is looking to conquer the world and make table tennis as popular as tennis played on a court! Even when male fans wave signs proposing marriage to her during matches, this champion stays focused on her game. Go, Golic!
She’s Bat Drive
WILBRAHAM, MA: Watch out, Danica! Wilbraham’s own Erin Crocker is looking to be the next big NASCAR star. She’s been racing since she was seven years old and was the first woman to win the World of Outlaws sprint-car race. Crocker not only has guts—she’s also got brains. She graduated with an industrial and management engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Travel
Mickey Mouse on Everest?
ORLANDO, FL: The Walt Disney World Resort is betting on the public’s endless fascination with Mount Everest. They have created a new ride called Expedition Everest. Passengers climb aboard a roller coaster that looks like an old mountain railway. The train travels through bamboo forests, past splashing waterfalls, along sparkling glacier fields, and climbs up to snowcapped peaks. But passengers will be shocked when the track suddenly ends! In a flash, the railway cars are tossed forward and backward through mountain caverns and icy canyons—and finally, race passengers to a showdown with the mysterious abominable snowman!
ASK DR. NOITALL
Dear Dr. Noitall,
Where can I grab hot trends in fashion without blowing tons of cash?
Confused About Clothes
Dear Confused,
Try your attic! That’s right. Clothes that your parents might have boxed up years ago could be your key to catwalk cool. Normally about 20 years pass from the time a clothing trend goes out of style to when it comes back full force. Retro could be your future! Look for those oversized, “ugly” sweaters from the late 80s—they could be making comeback any day now!
Unravel the mystery with real historical crime-solving methods!
Welcome to the crime-solving world of the famous Fitzmorgan and Moorie detective families! Each of the books in the Crime Through Time series is hosted by a young sleuth who must work against all odds to unravel a compelling mystery. Every few pages, you can take a break from the suspense and learn about real-life investigative techniques so that you, too, can become a detective!
In Iced!, Nick Fitzmorgan’s father has disappeared, and it takes all Nick’s detective skills to decipher the clues he left behind. Before long, Nick is racing up the cold, slippery slopes of Mount Everest to find his father and a missing camera that could solve the mystery of who was really the first person to reach the summit. But can Nick find them before it’s too late?