PagesfromthePizzaCrowsSecondEditionandaHalf by Malcolm Lowry

for Book 3 just as you reach the bottom of your third frappuccino. You best not forget to brush your teeth before hitting the town tonight, or your breath will 153 taste like sour beans. You skip to the end of the description and see that you’ve read through most of the good parts already. After the heist there doesn’t seem to be much action. It’s just a bunch of warm, fuzzy dialogue as the team comes together to enjoy their first cheesesteaks in Philadelphia. Following that, the team decides their next stop should be Japan for whatever reason. And then, cliffhanger, Ceero commits suicide. Wait. What? Ceero dies!? It’s described in a single sentence at the end of the synopsis. “The morning after planning their voyage, Elto walks into their bathroom to find that Ceero has used the hammer to blow his own head off. You can’t help but find this twist a bit jarring. From what you’ve read, the series has a whimsical tone fit for a middle schooler. But that ending is just plain dark. You wonder if perhaps it’s been foreshadowed in the other books, and only real fans would have seen it coming. You try to clear it from your head and leave the bookstore. You get in your car and drive directly to your friend’s place. It’s getting late, but you can stay the night. You really want to talk about Ceero’s death with your friend, but you already know this friend hasn’t read a book in their life. Whenever it came to school assignments, they’ve only ever read the SparkNotes. When you first ente