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“See you later, alligator,” Max said, beginning to fade out.

“After a while, crocodile,” Jeffrey answered.

Hearing Jeffrey say something from the 1950s made Max laugh. “Hey, you’re speaking my lingo!” he said. “That’s totally awesome!” And then he was gone.

“Totally awesome?” Jeffrey said with surprise. He grinned and turned out the light. “I
knew
he’d learn fast.”

Here’s a peek at Jeffrey’s next adventure with Max, the third-grade ghost!

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN

Jeffrey looked up from his homework and there was Max sitting on his window sill.

“What took you so long in the old McGyver house today, Max?” Jeffrey asked. “Is it really haunted? Did you see any ghosts?”

“Nope,” Max answered. “No ghosts. And I thought it would be cool to run into one, too.”

“Well,” Jeffrey said, “if there was nothing in the McGyver house, what took you so long in there?”

Max started walking through the air on his hands. “Oh, I don’t know. I was checking it out, that’s all. And I’m telling you, the McGyver house was dullsville—except for one thing.”

“What?”

“A knife.”

“A knife?” Jeffrey cried.

“Did I say knife?” said Max with a sly smile. “I meant a
dagger.”

“A dagger!” Jeffrey echoed.

“Like, it’s about this big,” Max said, showing Jeffrey with his hands. Sometimes it looked like the dagger was six inches long and sometimes it looked three feet long. “Oops!” Max said suddenly. “Time
for me to make like the wind and blow. Plant you now and dig you later, Jeffrey.”

“Wait, Max!” Jeffrey said. “What about the dagger?” But a moment later, Jeffrey was alone in his room, talking to himself. And Max was gonesville.

Bill and Megan Stine have written numerous books for young readers, including titles in these series:
The Cranberry Cousins; Wizards, Warriors, and You; The Three Investigators; Indiana Jones; G.I. Joe;
and
Jem
. They live on New York City’s Upper West Side with their seven-year-old son, Cody, who believes in ghosts.