Davey and Derek Donato are at it again in this new book. In this case they come across a brown scraggly dog with blood on its paw but when the boys try to stop the dog, it runs away.Aunt Gigi is here once again to assist the boys with their magic and provide some new spells.Clues surface that suggest that someone may be injured and in need of help. The boys will have to use their skills and a little magic to solve this case. Review #1: Review by Emily-Jane Hills OrfordReviewed By: Emily-Jane Hills OrfordReview Rating: 5 Stars - Congratulations on your 5-star review! Reviewed By Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite Davey and Derek are twins. They do just about everything together, including solving mysteries and learning a little bit of magic from their Great-Aunt Gigi. On a recent visit to their great-aunt, the boys learned a new magic trick and discovered "a large brown scraggly dog with frightened eyes." There was nothing to identify the dog, but it did have blood on its paws. So the mystery was definitely bigger than just finding the dog's home. They conjectured whether there was a murder involved. Just as they were attempting to connect with the dog, it took off. And the mystery deepened. Janice Spina has a knack for writing mysteries. Her recent addition to the Davey and Derek Junior Detectives Series, The Case of the Brown Scraggly Dog, is another good twist on what might appear to be a simple mystery. Like the ever popular young boys' mystery series, the Hardy Boys, Davey and Derek, the two protagonists, make a great team of amateur sleuths. The basic plot of a boy team working together solving the mystery develops simply, mixed in with a little bit of magic, a little bit of boyish fun and a little bit of humor. The reader can't help but like and even relate to these active youngsters whose minds never stop working. The plot is developed primarily through dialogue, which makes this a good story for an early chapter book reader. There's nothing better to encourage the reluctant young boy reader than a Hardy Boys-like series mixed with a little bit of magic and a whole lot of fun. This is the fourth book in this series of mystery/detectives stories for PT/YA/MG, grades 4-7. My two middle-grandsons who are 10 and 12 are the inspiration for this fun adventures series. The cover is a photo of my daughter's dog that she had for ten years. It was my way of keeping Daisy's memory alive for the whole family.The three previous books in this series have each won a Pinnacle Book Achievement Award and Book 1 also won a Reader's Favorite Book Award Honorable Mention. I am presently working on Book 5 in which I introduce two new characters, preteen girls, who will have their own series next year. A reader requested that I begin a series for girls. Guess what? I listen to my readers. I found my niche in writing for this age group and am having a wonderful time creating stories that will keep children of all ages engaged, delighted, and learning at the same time about good behavior. All my books encourage children of all ages to be polite, respectful and kind to others.I enjoy hearing from fans and readers and love receiving reviews! Happy reading! Remember: Reading Gives You Wings to Fly! Soar with Jemsbooks! Janice Spina is an award-winning author with seventeen published books. This Davey & Derek Series has won four book awards. Janice has been writing since age nine and continues to create more books for all ages each year. Her books are under the name - Jemsbooks. Her husband, John, is her illustrator and cover creator. Janice's goal is to encourage children of all ages to read and thus creating a new generation of avid readers. She also writes under the name J.E. Spina for her novels. Look for more books coming for all ages over the next few years.