Ben was incredulous. “And DuPont agreed to that?”
Mr. Slovak nodded. “They’re even sponsoring the trial. After six months, if this is working for you, then you won’t have to go to the academy.” He sucked on his finger. “And I repeat: Keep that monster away from me.”
Ben hugged the ferret protectively. “He’s not a monster; he’s my personal guardian angel!”
His father grinned. “Good news, Ben. Better than good. Mom and I are thrilled.”
The process of unpacking was much more joyful, and quicker, too. Ben ripped open his suitcase, dumped everything out on the floor, and set Ferret Face down to play in the soft clothing.
“All right, little buddy, go to town. You can even eat my socks. You’re the man.”
“It’s amazing how things work out,” Griffin observed. “This never could have happened without Operation Zoobreak.”
“True,” Ben told The Man With The Plan. “But you have to admit that there are some times when even a perfect plan won’t help you. You need a miracle.”
“Like this,” Griffin agreed.
What neither said aloud was that the greatest miracle of all was the fact that the two best friends on the planet were lucky enough to be growing up as neighbors in the very same town.
Down the street, in the Drysdales’ yard, Cleopatra clung to the back of Luthor’s neck — the second-best friends on the planet, blissfully happy to be together.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gordon Korman’s last novel featuring Griffin Bing and his team, Swindle, was called “pure plot-driven fun from top to bottom” by School Library Journal and “scary, funny, and hysterical” by a middle school reviewer in the Chicago Tribune. His other books include This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (published when he was fourteen); the trilogies Island, Everest, Dive, and Kidnapped; the series On the Run; and No More Dead Dogs and Son of the Mob. He lives in New York with his family and can be found on the Web at www.gordonkorman.com.
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