Where are the books?

Ah. Yes. It’s the case of the missing library books: part two.

During this past month, my sons, Matthew, 8, and John, 6, have managed to misplace three library books.

Even though I check their backpacks every day when they get home, things still wind up disappearing.

The one book Matthew had checked out I never saw him bring home. This led to an even bigger question. Where did the book go between our house and the school?

I asked him about the missing book that I can’t seem to remember the title of now.

He said, “Oh, that book? I took it back to the library.”

I replied, “If you t...