Elliot Armbruster is an average tenth grader with a dream--he wants to be a detective like his TV hero Dangerous Dan McGrew. Opportunity knocks when Lincoln High's mascot, a goat, disappears at a pep rally. Elliot decides to investigate. But finding the goat isn't that simple. An anonymous tip on the goat hotline inspires Elliot to launch a rescue mission that turns into an outrageous wild goose--or goat--chase. Elliot soon discovers that in real life you can't cut to a commercial and success is never guaranteed.
Hardcover
(Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1995)
Idolizing his television detective hero, tenth grader Elliot Armbruster investigates the mysterious disappearance of Lincoln High's school mascot, and launches a rescue mission after an anonymous tip on his goat hotline.