Adventure and animal mischief
Bagels repeatedly escapes care and turns up on a cruise ship where pets are not allowed, creating the central predicament.
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Joan Betty Stuchner - Author
Expect a light adventure combining a mischievous puppy, a cruise setting and a mystery. The children’s efforts to conceal Bagels create comic problems, while possible spies and a secret envelope add suspense.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect a light adventure combining a mischievous puppy, a cruise setting and a mystery. The children’s efforts to conceal Bagels create comic problems, while possible spies and a secret envelope add suspense.
Bagels repeatedly escapes care and turns up on a cruise ship where pets are not allowed, creating the central predicament.
Josh and Becky try to keep Bagels hidden and, according to a reader account, lie about where they are going.
An onboard mystery involves two potential spies and a mysterious woman carrying a secret envelope; Bagels may help solve it.
Pay particular attention to the contrast between exciting problem-solving and the children’s deception.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.