When sixth-grader Emelia Newes finds the body of her math teacher, she decides to solve his murder. With the help of her mysterious new friend, Tanya, she manages to catch the killer. But then Tanya is arrested for murder and needs Emelia to clear her name. Meanwhile, eight and a half year old Kelsey's sister, Melody, has been kidnapped. Is it connected to Kelsey's own kidnapping three years earlier, and to the murder of Emelia's math teacher? Set in the wacky town of Something-Or-Other, this humorous young-adult mystery satirizes everyday life. You'll either die from laughing or from the suspense!
Panting from having run around the school in P.E., I dragged myself to fifth period. I was so exhausted I didn‘t even glance down until I was about to enter the classroom. When I did, I gasped in horror. Not two feet from where I was standing was Mr. Kowzitz. He was lying on his back, his hands at his side, and his head was no longer attached to his neck but resting upright on his chest. Just then Brad Ponyti, a boy in my math class, came over. Upon seeing Mr. Kowzitz, he exclaimed, “Hey, cool! I’ve never seen a teacher with his head cut off before!” I stared at him for a second, and then suggested, “Why don’t you, uh, stay here and watch the body. I’ll go call the police.” “Okay,” he agreed, so with renewed energy, I ran as fast as I could to the main office. The secretary was sitting at the desk twiddling her curly brown hair. She did not look up. "You need to call the police! Mr. Kowzitz's head was cut off!" I told her. At that she glanced up at me through her star shaped glasses. "Your teacher's head was cut off? I think you've been watching too much television," she said skeptically. "No, it's true." I insisted. "I think you'd better go back to class. If his head was cut off, he'd be dead." “He is dead!!!” “Are you sure he isn’t just sleeping?” “His head was chopped off!” “Well, he’s probably just asleep. Teachers work very hard and often have to stay very late at the school to work on the complicated lesson plans for what they are going to teach you.” I was saved from having to convince her when Eddie, a boy in my math class, ran into the office wailing his head off. Bad choice of words, but you get the picture. "Mr. Kowzitz is deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! He's deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!" "I think maybe I should call the police," the secretary said weakly, and did so.
About Marina Alexandra Handwerk
Marina Alexandra Handwerk, the fifteen year old author of Hey Cool, I've Never Seen A Teacher With His Head Cut Off Before!, lives in San Pedro, California, with her mom, dad, brother, Great Dane, Leila, and Doberman-Shepard mix, Sara. Marina likes to read, write, and do beading. The idea for Hey Cool, I've Never Seen A Teacher With His Head Cut Off Before! came from a mystery she made up for her friend Emelia to solve. Marina is currently attending tenth grade at San Pedro High School. Feel free to contact Marina at mhandwerk@yahoo.com
When sixth-grader Emelia Newes finds the body of her math teacher, she decides to solve his murder. With the help of her mysterious new friend, Tanya, she manages to catch the killer. But then Tanya is arrested for murder and needs Emelia to clear her name. Meanwhile, eight and a half year old Kelsey's sister, Melody, has been kidnapped. Is it connected to Kelsey's own kidnapping three years earlier, and to the murder of Emelia's math teacher? Set in the wacky town of Something-Or-Other, this humorous young-adult mystery 
Marina Alexandra Handwerk, the fifteen year old author of Hey Cool,