Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for April 17, 2016

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Highwayman: Say goodbye to your chin, hero! You're gonna lose it! Wait! Wait! I'll make you another deal. This damsel in distress, or me? Woman: P-please pick me. I'm sorry you had to let the villain go to save me. He always keeps a backup hostage for emergencies like this! Rip Haywire: It figures, he looks like the organized type. Let's get this bomb out of here... Highwayman: That Sheriff has 9 lives... I don't care if it takes all night. I want his bones. Man: Sweet! Overtime pay! Rip Haywire: Whew. My champion throwing arm really saved us there! Luckily that bomb was shaped like a nerf football! To be continued... Rip's life is about to change when his Dad, in a sudden fit of responsibility, assigns Rip his toughest mission yet: a historically all-girls summer camp. Will Rip learn how to get along with his feminine camp mates, most of whom have never even seen a flame thrower, let alone used one to fend off a pack of rabid hyenas? Can Rip solve the mysteries that surround the camp and one intriguing in particular? Readers will follow Rip's misadventures in his whimsically illustrated journal, helping him to solve puzzels and beat the bad guys, as he learns that friendship can be more valuable than ancient treasure, and more powerful than a well-placed land mine.