THIEF IN THE PARK: A SMOKY MOUNTAIN STICK-BOY ADVENTURE BK 2

School's out for the summer and eleven-year-old Evan Mace is elated. Barely two weeks after the end of school, Evan has his summer of exploration interrupted by a colorful group of senior citizens from Indiana who come to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Along with his best friends, Mica Habber and Charu Roundtree, Evan has been tapped to spend a week as a helper for this unique cast of characters which includes: Tank and Tootsie Rogers, Bugle M. Spray ("Bug"), Neal Nozeworthy, Ms. Polly Poutway, and others. Thrown into this mix is the community bully, "Moose" Meckel, whose supreme purpose is to make life miserable for Evan and his friends. Evan, Mica, and Charu are still trying to come to grips with a magic stick which responds to Evan's wishes. In this Stickboy adventure, THE STICK helps foil a bank robbery, assists in catching a thief who is preying on visitors to the Park, and helps Evan contend with his unrelenting enemy, Bruce "the Moose." Once again, the Hickory Creek Cove community springs to life in ways that are both funny and mysterious. Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for another thrilling ride!