Spencer is a boy who takes his reading routine very seriously. Every single night, he picks out a book, reads it aloud, and carefully puts it exactly back where it belongs. He has a perfect system, until the morning he wakes up to find his favorite bedtime story has completely vanished. Even stranger, a totally unexpected object has been left in its place. As the days go by, more of his beloved books start disappearing, replaced by weird and wonderful clues. Spencer realizes he has a major mystery on his hands and decides to stay awake to catch the sneaky book thief in the act. This delightful and clever whodunit celebrates the magic of a good story and the lengths we will go to protect our favorite things to read.