The Case of the Missing Kiddush Cup - Chapter One - Start of the Investigation

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A fourth grader detective, Penina “Pinky” Bloom, starts investigating early-morning troubles linked to a newly opened kosher Chinese restaurant owned by her best friend Lucy Chang’s family. After Lucy explains odd noises, unexplained smoke-alarm activations, and increasingly alarming fortune cookie predictions, Pinky agrees to take the case. The story opens with Pinky preparing her detective notes and beginning to question the people working at the restaurant, including Mrs. Wong and Mr. Wong.

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CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages84

Reading Time2 h 9 min

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Chapter One

Pinky wakes up and meets Lucy

Troubles at the Lotus Blossom Kosher Chinese Restaurant

Pinky agrees to take the case

Chapter Two

Case notes and first suspects

# PINKY BLOOMAND THECASE派 MISSINGKIDDUSHJUDY PRESSILLUSTRATED BYERICA-JANEWATERS AND THE JUDY PRESSILLUSTRATED BY ERICA-JANE WATERS KAR-BEN P U B LTS HIN G Text copyright ◎2018 by Judy Press Illustrations copyright ◎2018 by Lerner Publishing Group,Inc. All rights reserved.International copyright secured.No part of this book maybe reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by anymeans—electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise—withoutthe prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.,except for theinclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. # KAR-BEN PUBLISHING A division of Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.241 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis,MN 55401 USA1-800-4-KARBEN Website address:www.karben.com Main body text set in Bembo Std regular 12.5/17.Typeface provided by Monotype Typography. # Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names:Press,Judy,1944-author. Title:The case of the missing kiddush cup/by Judy Press. Description:Minneapolis:Kar-Ben Publishing.[2018]|Series:Pinky Bloom | Summary:While investigating suspicious happenings at her friend's parents' Chinese restaurant,Brooklyn's greatest detective,fourth grader Penina“Pinky” Bloom,solves the mystery of recently stolen artifacts from the Jewish Museum.Identifiers:LCCN 2017041123(print)|LCCN 2017013151(ebook)| ISBN 9781541542341(th:alk.paper)|ISBN 9781541500174(cb pdf)| ISBN 9781541500167(pb:alk.paper) Subjects:|CYAC:Mystery and detective stories.|Restaurants—Fiction.I Sabotage—Fiction.I Stealing—Fiction.|Jews—United States—Fiction.Classification:LCC PZ7.P921927(print)|LCC PZ7.P921927 Cas 2018(ebook)IDDC [Fic]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017013151 Manufactured in the United States of America1-43649-33466-12/15/2017 For my mother,Esther Abraham—J.P. https://archive.org/details/pinkybloomcaseof0000pres # Chapter One On Sunday morning,I,Penina“Pinky”Bloom,Brooklyn's greatest kid detective,was lying in bedthinking of ways to get rid of my little brother. I could have slept late,but someone set my alarmclock to go off at 7:00 a.m Avi had been in my room last night,so he wasthe prime suspect!He's officially the most annoyingand sneaky second grader I've ever met. I couldn't fall back to sleep,so I got dressed andwent to the kitchen.My cat,D.J.,was prowling aroundon the counter.He's named for DerekJeter,the greatest Yankee ever to play shortstop.I'm in the fourth grade atOhav Shalom Day School and play catcher on the girls'softball team.Last year our team went to the playoffs andalmost beat B’nai Israel's girls'team in the first round. I was in the middle of pouring myself a glass oforange juice with one hand and petting DJ.with theother when I heard a knock on the front door. Mom,Dad,and Avi were still asleep,so I ran to seewho was there. "Who is it?"I whispered,standing on tiptoes andsquinting through the peephole “Open up,Pinky.It's me,Lucy.”Lucy Chang,mybest friend,lives two floors below me. I slipped off the chain and opened the door.“Lucy,what are you doing up so early?" "My mom and dad are arguing,so I thought I'dsee if you were awake." Lucy's parents own the Lotus Blossom KosherChinese Restaurant.It opened just a few weeks ago.Iwondered if Mr.and Mrs.Chang were fighting aboutsomething related to the restaurant,but I figured itwould be rude to ask.So I just led Lucy to the kitchenand found the box of cookies my mother had hiddenin the back of a cabinet."Let's have breakfast,"I said,handing Lucy a cookie. Lucy and I sat down at the kitchen table.“There'strouble in the restaurant,"she told me."The chefsays he hears weird noises,and the smoke alarm goesoff for no reason.” I shoved a cookie in my mouth.“Maybe the placeis haunted,”I said with my mouth full.“Brooklynhas lots of ghosts.” "But there's more,Pinky!The fortune cookieshave really bad fortunes,and customers are somad they've started eating at the H

FAQs

Who is Pinky Bloom and why is she investigating?

Penina “Pinky” Bloom is a fourth grader and Brooklyn’s “greatest kid detective.” She agrees to help after Lucy reports unsettling events at the Lotus Blossom Kosher Chinese Restaurant.

What problems are happening at the restaurant?

The chefs hears weird noises, the smoke alarm goes off without reason, and fortune cookies deliver very bad fortunes. Some customers even switch to a different restaurant.

How does Pinky begin her investigation?

Pinky grabs a pencil and notebook, writes her case number and title, then starts by listing the restaurant workers, beginning with Mrs. Wong and Mr. Wong.

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