Mystery of the Missing Keys

About this typing story

Keys are vanishing from the classroom keyboards in Room 12, and the big typing contest is on Friday. Can Maya and Theo crack the case in time?

Level: Full punctuation, numbers and longer pages.

Chapters

1. The Empty Keyboard: In a bright classroom labeled Room 12, Maya stares in shock at a keyboard with gaps where several keys are missing, while classmates crowd around.
2. Clues on the Carpet: Maya and her friend Theo crawl on the classroom carpet with a magnifying glass, studying a thin track of circular marks and a single shiny key cap.
3. The Midnight Suspect: On a tablet screen showing a night-vision classroom camera, a small round shape with a blinking green light glides between the desks.
4. Dusty's Secret: Inside the supply closet, Maya opens the bin of Dusty the robot vacuum to reveal a pile of colorful key caps, with a pink wad of gum on its sensor.
5. Contest Day: In a cheering classroom decorated with banners, Maya types at a fully repaired keyboard as a screen shows 32 WPM and 98% while Theo and Mr. Okafor celebrate.

Read the first chapter

On Monday morning, Maya Patel sat down at computer 7 in Room 12 and froze. The J, the K and the space bar were gone! By lunch, three more keyboards were missing keys. "The typing contest is on Friday," said Mr. Okafor. "We need every key we have."

Tips for grown-ups

• Have your child read the page out loud first, then type it.
• Accuracy first: a page turns only when every letter is right.
• Finish all 5 chapters for the book badge and a printable certificate.
• See progress in the Parent Dashboard.

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