Believe it or not, the author of this week’s mystery book series dreamed up his three main characters when he was in kindergarten! It took quite a few more years before the rest of the world could meet them, but now anyone can see their adventures in the published graphic novels — and sometime in the future, movie-goers will hang out with them in theaters too.

In the meantime, check out our video introduction to this trio of unlikely heroes. And afterwards, send in your guess for the series. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

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My Mystery Book Theater Guess:

Are you constantly craving dessert? Do you have a sweet tooth? Does your mouth water at the mere mention of… SUGAR? Then chances are, you’ve already devoured this week’s mystery book. But you’ve never seen it like this — re-imagined as a television infomercial!

So watch the video, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 3/2/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “Get In My Belly” Podcast, all about books involving food.

Imagine you’re just a regular high school guy, going about your normal life. And then one day, a new girl shows up at school. She dresses strange, she plays the ukulele, she serenades people in the cafeteria — and she’s crushing on you. Welcome to Leo’s experience in this week’s mystery book.

Watch the video, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 2/16/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “All You Need Is Love” Podcast, all about books involving romance.

What happens when you take a group of kids who hate sports, and you force them to play soccer against actual teams from other schools? Disaster, that’s what.

Watch the video for this week’s mystery book to see how their first game unfolds, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 2/9/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “We Are THE CHAMPIONS!” Podcast, all about sports books.

Imagine this is your life: you always feel out of place at school, your little brother gets picked on all the time, and your father has been missing for years. If you were suddenly offered the opportunity to find your dad, you’d probably jump at the chance, right? But what if you had to travel through time and space to get to him? And what if that kind of transportation wasn’t exactly… comfortable?

That’s exactly the situation for the main character in this week’s mystery book. Watch the video to see her experience hurtling through time and space, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 2/2/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “Time After Time” Podcast, all about books involving time travel.

What could be sweeter than an adorable little rabbit? Look at the Easter Bunny and Little Cottontail, right? Well, that’s what the family in this week’s mystery book thinks too. But when they adopt an abandoned rabbit, it soon becomes clear that this unusual animal was never the type to hop down the Bunny Trail…

To see the evidence, watch the video and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 1/26/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “Rabbits and Crickets and Owls – Oh My!” Podcast, all about books featuring unusual animals.

You’ve heard of the classic novel Of Mice and Men? Well, that’s not this week’s mystery book. But our pick is about a mouse and a man. One is famous. And the other? Well, he thinks he should be.

So watch the video, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 1/19/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “Fame! I’m Gonna Live Forever…” Podcast, all about books about real-life famous figures.

The life of a runaway is tough enough, but what if you were a runaway in the frozen world of Alaska, with only wolves for company? How would YOU survive?

Well, that’s exactly the situation for the main character in this week’s mystery book. So watch the video to see how our protagonist fares in the Alaskan tundra, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

UPDATE 1/12/10: Wanna know the book? Listen for the answer in our “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Podcast all about good books for reading in the winter.

What happens when a group of kids who smoke, swear, and boss everyone else around decide to take over the church Christmas pageant? That’s exactly the situation in this week’s mystery book.

So watch the video to see how the pageant unfolds, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!

Pretend you’re entrusted with precious cargo that you must transport safely across the country. Say you’re alone in the woods with your important package, no contact with anyone from home for days. And then imagine that suddenly, a robber approaches. What would you do?

That’s exactly the situation in this week’s mystery book — except, did we forget to mention that it takes place in 12th century Korea?

Watch the video to see how the action unfolds, and then send in your guess of what book it’s from. We’ll name the first person to get it right in our next podcast!