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  1. Cover Page
  2. Front Flap
  3. Title Page
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
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  87. Back Flap
  88. Back Cover

“Hello, this is Rufus Spells. I will be away until August 8th. If you need help, please call Alicia Isabella Jurcisin at …”

Regan hung up. I’ll have to wait and see if Alicia calls me back. And I really would like to speak to Daisy when she’s free. But now it’s time to do another Internet search of Cleo Paradise. When I looked her up this morning I only read the first few entries. I had no idea I’d become so interested in learning more about her. She typed in Cleo’s name.

Scrolling down, Regan had dozens of articles to choose from. She clicked on one that caught her eye. “Cleo’s super not thrilled with her movie.”

Rufus aka Dizzy Spells was shocked by the way Cleo Paradise mimicked his mannerisms for her role as the nutty super in My Super Super. He felt like he was being made fun of and refused to speak with us. We caught him on camera carrying a trash can of recyclables to the curb. Click on the video to watch his reaction.

Oh brother, Regan thought as she accessed the video. Dizzy did have an awkward walk, but he was whistling while he worked. There was a sweetness about his demeanor. Sweet until the cameraman called out to him, “Hey, Dizzy, stick out your tongue for us the way Cleo did in the movie.”

Dizzy glanced up at the camera, suddenly furious. He looked like he wanted to throw the garbage can. Instead he turned around and carried it back inside the building.

I guess he has reason to dislike Cleo, Regan thought. I wish I’d seen the movie. She scrolled down for more articles and learned that Cleo loved to read and swim and walk on the beach. Not go in the ocean, though, Regan remembered. Judson said she’d been knocked over by a wave and it had really scared her.

Regan then searched the Net for more about Dizzy. A video of him had just been posted from the Jersey Shore!

Regan watched as Dizzy tried to put up a beach umbrella. She listened carefully to the voice-over, obviously narrated by a teenaged boy. “Caught on tape—the Super Super! My friends and I recorded this guy putting up his beach umbrella because it was so funny to watch. Look at him spill that suntan lotion all over himself. We had no idea who this dude was but he made us laugh. Then a plane with a banner flies by and his wife starts yelling at him about Cleo Paradise … Boy, did he get mad! See the plane? That’s when we figured out he was Cleo’s super! Look at him storm off! Lighten up, Dizzy. We think you’re super! This is brought to you from Seaside Heights at the Jersey Shore. August 4th.”

Oh my God, Regan thought. He’s nearby.

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