title: The Mystery of the Missing Dog (Invisible Inc., No. 2: Hello Reader! Level 4)
author:  Elizabeth Levy 
description: Gr. 2^-3. Chip the invisible boy loses Max (his invisible dog) at the local dog show. Luckily, Chip and friends Justin and Charlene make up Invisible Inc., a team of clever detectives who use their special abilities (invisibility, lip reading, and logic) to solve mysteries. Soon they're hot on the trail of the dognapper, following leads that enable them to solve the case in time for Max to collect a blue ribbon in the show. Second in the Invisible Inc. series, this appealing mystery features likable characters, a solvable plot, and colorful illustrations. <i>Carolyn Phelan</i>
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  **The Animal Shelter Mystery**
  
  GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER  
  Illustrated by Charles Tang
  
  ALBERT WHITMAN & Company, Chicago
  
   _ **Contents**_
  
  CHAPTER
  
  1\. A Thump at the Window
  
  2\. Missing Person
  
  3\. No Trespassing!
  
  4\. The Hidden Notebooks
  
  5\. Boxcar Days
  
  6\. Raining Cats and Dogs
  
  7\. A Good Deed
  
  8\. Lost and Found
  
  9\. Moving Day
  
  About the Author
  
   **CHAPTER 1**
  
   _ **A Thump at the Window**_
  
  Dinner at the Aldens’ ended with the sound of a growl. Henry, Jessie, Violet,
  and Grandfather Alden, too, all turned to look at Watch.
  
  “What’s the matter, Watch?” Jessie asked the family dog.
  
  “Did you hear that fat raccoon again?” Violet wanted to know.
  
  “Or maybe a skunk, boy?” Henry asked.
  
  Watch answered all these questions with another growl. This surprised everyone
  at the dinner table but Benny. He was too busy spooning up his blueberries and
  vanilla ice cream to pay any attention to Watch.
  
  Something hit the screen, and Watch’s growl turned into a rea