A whole summer with just my little brother. About as much fun as running a race with a stone in your shoe. But there was one good part. This summer would be the first time I could decide what I wanted to do. I could find a summer job. Or go camping in the wilderness and see wild animals, or get shipwrecked, or solve a mystery. Or meet people from faraway countries. Maybe even save someone's life. There was only one problem. I didn't see how I could do all those things in my boring old neighborhood.