David Mortimore Baxter tells about his experiences rationalizing why he shouldn't do things such as homework, chores, and eating food he doesn't like, and shares some excuses that he has heard from adults.
David's hopes for an exciting week of skiing and snowboarding are dashed when a blizzard keeps him and his friends stuck in doors--without television--but when the snowfall continues David and his friends wonder if they will make it home at all. Includes instructions for games and activities.
David is excited that his family has been chosen to participate in a reality television taping for the program "Trading Moms," until he learns whose mom is being swapped with his--his biggest enemy, Rose Thornton.
David and his friends, caught up in a new game called Spy Moves, must work fast to master the ropes when they are asked to investigate a flurry of real-life mysteries in and around their school and neighborhood.
David, having noticed his neighbor has been missing for over a week, decides to visit the old man's house and is greeted by a stranger whose identity David sets out to uncover before Halloween.
