<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e2/65/e7/dford/3000x3000_8706179.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p>KELLER, Laurie. <a href="http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view.dT/9780805090765&amp;?utm_campaign=SLJNewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ExtraHelping"><strong><em>Bowling Alley Bandit.</em></strong></a> illus. by author. Holt/Christy Ottaviano. 2013. ISBN 9780805090765. JLG Level: HE : Humor Elementary (grades 2&ndash;6).</p> <p>From his picture book debut in <em>Arnie the Doughnut</em> (2003), Arnie returns in a short novel for independent readers. From breakfast to doughnut-dog, Arnie&rsquo;s life is never the same. Mr. Bing takes him every week to the bowling alley where he is quite popular. During a tournament, Mr. Bing stops using his regular house ball, Bruiser, for his own personal ball, Betsy. It&rsquo;s a special night, so Arnie arranges for a bowling karaoke version of &ldquo;Take Me Out to the Ballgame.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a hit, but something goes wrong with Mr. Bing&rsquo;s ball. He never throws a gutterball. It&rsquo;s up to Arnie to investigate the trail of pink sprinkles and get to the bottom of the mystery. Keller&rsquo;s amusing cartoonlike illustrations keep the action moving and the laughter flowing.</p>