NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • When there are suspicious sightings around the bay (ghosts?! a sea monster ?!)—who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in the hilarious series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat! “For any kid who’s felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!” —Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate Oof! When reports of ghosts arise around an abandoned lighthouse, Olive and her elite team of underdogs are immediately thrust into a brand new case. After all, ghosts don’t exist . . . right? Real or not, the ghosts draw quite a crowd at Olive’s beloved Reforming Arts School, or RASCH ( not “rash”). Turns out everyone wants a glimpse of the ghosts, including . . . the nearby marine life?! Between RASCH’s ghosts and newfound tourism, rumors soon spiral out of control about a sea monster in the bay—snagging unwanted attention from a corrupt mogul. What is going on at RASCH? Does the mythical creature really exist, and can the Misfits save it from being captured? The team will have to dive deep to get to the bottom of San Francisco’s most legendary mystery. . . . For other Misfit adventures, don't miss The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum and The Misfits #2: A Copycat Conundrum ! " A jam-packed, fast-paced adventure that will satisfy series fans and entice newcomers to jump in." — School Library Journal Lisa Yee has taken a private-investigator course, and it’s slightly possible that she’s a secret undercover operative. She’s also the New York Times bestselling author of The Misfits, as well as a Newbery Honoree and a National Book Award finalist for Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. Some of her other twenty-one novels are the groundbreaking Millicent Min, Girl Genius; Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time; and the DC Super Hero Girls series. A frequent contributor to NPR’s Books We Love, she divides her time between Western Massachusetts and Los Angeles. Dan Santat is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of over a hundred books. His picture book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend received the Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated The Blur, Lift, and Drawn Together, both written by Minh Lê, which received critical acclaim. Dan is also the creator of the Disney animated hit The Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his family. 1. Ghostly Sighting? It was a minute after midnight when Olive and her grandmother Mimi climbed 210 feet up the side of Coit Tower, a San Francisco landmark. At the top, Dr. Cobin Zang and Dr. Zang Cobin, Olive’s parents, were grinning wildly and holding out a luscious lemon cake—­a family favorite. It was the first time that this clutch of authorized NOCK agents had been assembled. Olive was so happy that she almost began to cry, but her father beat her to it, sobbing into his sleeve. However, his flow of tears was interrupted by a strange brouhaha. “The lighthouse!” Olive shouted, training her binoculars across the bay at the tall structure that loomed over Foggy Island. Immediately, she chomped down three times, activating her ComChom. This ingenious device resembled a retainer and allowed the Misfits to communicate in secret. Through her EarBuzz, a device that could pass as a fleck of earwax, she could hear panic as an alarm blasted from RASCH. James, the youngest, smallest, and self-­proclaimed smartest Misfit, was theorizing that the hazy figure of a woman floating in the air was—­ “A GHOST!” he yelled through Olive’s EarBuzz. A ghost! Olive had always wanted to meet a ghost. Iggy’s skeptical voice came in. “There is no such thing as ghosts!” “There’s total panic here,” Theo broadcast via his ComChom. He sounded thrilled. Phil added in a calm but assertive tone, “Misfits, it’s time to gather!” A jumble of emotions bounced so powerfully inside Olive that she began to wobble. Her parents never had time for her before. It was something she had longed for, plus there was lemon cake and her beloved grandmother Mimi. However, danger and adventure beckoned. Steadying herself, and bravely pushing away the slice of cake her mother was holding out to her, Olive informed her family, “I’ve got to leave. NOCK and the Misfits need me!” Via a souped-­up Jet Ski, Mimi dropped Olive back off at school. Foggy Manor, home of RASCH, was a castle-­like mansion that loomed over the late-­night fog as Olive raced toward it. Outside on the lawn, students huddled in groups, hiding behind trees and singing. If Olive hadn’t known better, it would have seemed like a normal evening, except that it was after midnight. And there had been ghost sightings. Whispers and yells reached Olive’s ears as she ran by: “Ghosts? This is so exciting!” “What if the ghosts start haunting Foggy Manor?!” “What if everyone stopped talking about ghosts and let the rest of us go to sleep?”