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    The Mystery of Merlin's Magic
    The Mystery of Merlin's Magic
    The Mystery of Merlin's Magic
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    The Mystery of Merlin's Magic

    By Matt Musson

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    Jeep Muldoon has the amazing power to find missing objects like silver dollars, diamond rings, and cold hard cash! But, can he save the miniature golf course from a smarmy developer? Or, locate a Pharoh's death mask stolen from the children's museum? Join Jeep and his middle school pals in their biggest adventure yet: The Mystery of Merlin's Magic!

    Join the only gang of 7th graders with night vision googles, a tree house on the Internet,a secret bat cave clubhouse and way too much fun to tell their parents about!

    “..like the Mad Scientists Club for a new generation” – American Homeschooler

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatt Musson
    Release dateApr 22, 2011
    ISBN9781458107794
    The Mystery of Merlin's Magic
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    Matt Musson

    Matt Musson is the creator of the Jeep Muldoon series about a boy with the unusual ability to 'Find Things.' Jeep and his pals solve mysteries and have adventures, usually with a scientific orientation. But, ultimately, Jeep's stories are about friendship and fun!Matt has also written the acclaimed sports novel: The '51 Rocks - Batboy on the Worst Team Ever! The '51 Rocks is a fictional account of the true story of the 1951 Granite Falls Graniteers. The Graniteers were the losinest team in Baseball History. But, with 6 games left in the 1951 season - the Graniteers signed 5 Negro League players and became the first team to integrate Baseball in the Old South!Publishers Weekly called the book ‘beguiling.' “There are some very pleasant moments (and perhaps even a Denzel Washington movie) in this novel ... based on the incredible true story of the worst team in Baseball History that became the first Southern team to break the color barrier."Matt was born in Austin, TX and grew up in San Antonio. He earned two degrees at the University of Texas and moved east to work for Ross Perot as a Systems Analyst. He has developed systems for Planters Peanuts, LifeSavers Candies, Sara Lee, and Bank of America.Matt is currently in North Carolina developing banking software and working part-time for the Charlotte Bobcats. He has four incredible children: Skye, McClain, Granath, and Chandler. Matt collects vintage rodeo belt buckles and Indian jewelry when he is not prospecting for Carolina gold and emeralds.He is a contributing author to the non-fiction anthology Sports in the Carolinas: From Death Valley to Tobacco Road.

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      The Mystery of Merlin's Magic - Matt Musson

      The Mystery of Merlin’s Magic

      By

      Matt Musson

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      Matt Musson on Smashwords

      The Mystery of Merlin’s Magic

      Dedicated to Boys everywhere.

      Copyright © 2009, 2011 by Matt Musson

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

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      Chapter One: I Do Not Have X-Ray Vision!

      I do not have x-ray vision. I want to make that clear right up front.

      You see I once told my girlfriend, Lyndsey Dalrymple, about my gift and about how I find lost things like money and jewelry and stuff. Somehow Lyndsey got it in her mind, that since I can locate stuff buried in the ground, or behind walls, I must have x-ray vision. Then, she decided that every time I looked at her, I was looking right through her clothes and seeing her naked.

      That's why Lyndsey is now my ex-girlfriend. And, not only did she break up with me – she told every girl in the 7th grade that I am a Perv!

      So, I just want to say up front that I do not have x-ray vision. And I am not a Perv.

      I just find things. That's all. And, everybody finds things.

      I just find things better than anyone else.

      **************

      My name is Jeep Muldoon and I was named after my Grandfather, Gustaf Philip Muldoon. And, since Grandpa lived with us, he was Gus Muldoon; I was G.P. Muldoon around the house.

      My little sister Jenny had trouble saying G.P., so she called me Jeepie, which eventually got shortened to Jeep. Giving me that great nickname is the only good thing Jenny has ever done.

      Grandpa Gus gave me something besides his name. He gave me my locating gift; at least part of it anyway.

      You see Grandpa Gus was a well driller. And, he was the best there was at finding water. He did not need a forked stick. He just knew where the water was.

      Grandpa Gus has the gift.

      My other Grandpa, Mom's father Charlie, was a mining prospector. He found gold and silver and precious gems. They say he could smell the stuff. And, as you might expect, he made a lot of money. As a matter of fact, he made and lost three fortunes before I was ever born. Money just seemed to flow through his fingers without ever stopping in his pocket. He lived wild and rowdy and spent money as fast as it came in.

      Grandpa Charlie died before I was born. I am not really sure how. It's one of those things no one ever talks about and I often wonder if maybe someone shot him. But, he probably just got hit by a bus or something. Anyway, one thing I do know is Grandpa Charlie also had the gift.

      So, I came by my gift honestly. I inherited it from both sides of the family. You might say I have a double dose of locating genes.

      Grandpa Gus recognized my potential early on and he raised me to be the greatest locator there ever was. When I was two years old, he started playing hide the pennies with me. He would hide ten pennies around the living room, and I would try and find them.

      By the time I was three, I was finding all ten pennies – blindfolded.

      Soon, we moved up to silver coins. And, then Grandpa started hiding his gold tie tack and 10 karat Lodge pin. And, like a vacuum cleaner, I just snarfed them up.

      So, now here I am in the 7th grade. I have this amazing gift, and I have spent years developing it. I have located arrowheads and gold nuggets. I've found silver dollars and diamond rings. (And lost girlfriends.)

      But, nothing I ever found in my whole life prepared me for the wildest adventure ever when my friends and I slammed head on into the Mystery of Merlin's Magic.

      ************

      Chapter Two – The Parking Lot That Ate Granite Falls

      Dad says that he does not read the Granite Falls Gazette to find out what the good people of Granite Falls are up to. It's a small town. He already knows what they are up to. Dad reads the paper to find out who got caught.

      But, occasionally Dad will come across some choice tidbit to share at the breakfast table. That is exactly what happened on the very first day of summer vacation.

      We were all sitting there finishing up the big breakfast that Mom cooked special because it was our first day of freedom, and we did not have to rush off to school. It was still pretty early because Jenny and I had not gotten on a summer schedule of sleeping late yet.

      Jenny was being her usual butthead self. She took the last two pieces of bacon because she knew that I wanted them. When she saw me looking – she snatched them off the serving plate and stuck out her tongue in triumph. But, before we could get started on an early morning Smackdown, Dad interrupted.

      It says in the Gazette that the City Council is moving to take over Mr. Shiner's Miniature Golf Course. The Council wants to use eminent domain to sell the course to Wiley Porkbutt to use as a parking lot.

      I choked on my Lucky Charms.

      A parking lot? I protested. They're going to tear down Granite Falls only miniature golf course for a parking lot? That is So not right! We have plenty of parking lots – but only one miniature golf course. Why would they do something so stupid?

      Well, said Dad. Wiley Porkbutt recently persuaded the town council that King and Trade streets are suffering from too much congestion. They voted with him to declare those streets as no parking zones. He succeeded in squeezing out 75 town owned parking spaces, and now he wants to replace those spaces on the street with the ones in this new parking lot.

      Dad continued a little over the top.

      It's like one of those old Western movies, where the big ranch owner squeezes out the homesteaders until he controls all the water in the valley. Except in this case, Wiley Porkbutt controls all the parking spaces in the valley. If anyone wants to park in downtown Granite Falls, they are going to have to pay Porkbutt Preferred Parking.

      I pushed aside my cereal and stood up. I was too upset to sit at the table any longer. I felt like I should do something to register my disgust. But, what could I do, I’m just a kid? Boy, summer vacation was really starting out on a sour note!

      Finally, I said

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