Vinnie has gotten himself into debt with his bookie, who has kidnapped him and is threatening to kill him if the money isn't paid. It's up to Stephanie, Lula, and Connie to come up with the cash. Hilarity in the form of a guard alligator, a stink bomb in a funeral home, and a yard sale of not-quite legal items (including some really good brownies) ensues.
This is one of the funnier books in the series, and a good thing to read at lunch at work while unwinding from the beginning of the school year.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
