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Rodolfo Montalvo.
The second adventure of Wilmer Dooley, aspiring scientist, finds him among stiff competition at the state science fair...and smack in the middle of an evil mind-control experiment. DeWitt balances humor and mystery, smart kids and clueless adults, with particular skill, and while the plot contains few surprises, newly independent mystery readers will happily follow along. Dramatic full-page black-and-white illustrations open the chapters.