Title: The big splash
Description: Matt Stevens, an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.
Subjects: Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Junior high schools, Schools, Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction, New York Times reviewed