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I'm trying to track down a book I read as a kid. It was a 1970s era YA mystery. Here are the few details I remember:
The main character had a friend who was a genius inventor. One of his inventions was a retractable staircase.
The main character had a newspaper route and was in a contest to sell subscriptions.
One of the mysteries involved what turned out to be a (friendly) family of circus performers.
At the end, the circus family purchased a number of newspaper subscriptions that resulted in the main character winning (I think) the subscription contest.

I really don't remember much more about the book, but I'm hoping these details will ring a bell with somebody.

Thank you.

Kevin

Date: July 31st, 2018 06:42 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] leecetheartist
Danny Dunn and the Professor books? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Dunn sound familiar?

I have fond memories of them, if cloudy.

Date: June 10th, 2019 02:57 (UTC)
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I don't know if it's possible that it's one of the McGurk Mysteries by E.W. Hildick, as I only read a few of them. The main character had a friend they called Brain who had some amazing inventions if I remember correctly.

Date: October 19th, 2019 23:44 (UTC)
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Hey, [personal profile] klwill1192, did that last suggestion end up being your lost book?

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