Book excerpt: Kendall and Jamie were sitting on the front porch looking bored. Just then a police car drove up and stopped in front of the house. An officer got out and opened the back door. Peter Markham stepped out. “I see Peter’s in trouble again,” Jamie said, loud enough for Peter to hear. “More like you are,” Peter sneered. He headed toward them. What have Kendall and Jamie been accused of? See if you can solve this 15-minute mystery before the Brodericks do. Similar to the old Encyclopedia Brown mysteries, these short mysteries give kids all the clues they need to solve the mystery, before revealing the answer on the last page, helping kids learn common sense and attention to detail. Ages 8 and up. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books also work well as hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.