The Talking T. Rex (7 page)

Text copyright © 2003 by Ron Roy
Illustrations copyright © 2003 by John Steven Gurney
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Roy, Ron.
The talking T. rex / by Ron Roy; illustrated by John Steven Gurney. — 1st ed.
    p. cm. — (A to Z mysteries) “A stepping stone book.”
SUMMARY
: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinosaur museum.
eISBN: 978-0-307-54791-0
[1. Robbers and outlaws—Fiction. 2. Fourth of July—Fiction. 3. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Gurney, John, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.R8139 Tal 2003     [Fic]—dc21     2002014976

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