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Published by Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone.

1710 Roe Crest Drive
North Mankato, Minnesota 56003
www.capstonepub.com
Copyright © 2021 Hanna-Barbera.
SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements
are trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera. (s21)
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sazaklis, John, author. | Brizuela, Dario, illustrator.
Title: Spooky space ghost / by John Sazaklis ;
illustrated by Dario Brizuela.
Description: North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window
Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2021] | Series: Scooby-Doo!
Mini mysteries | Audience: Ages 5-7. | Audience: Grades K-1. |
Summary: “3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . BLAST OFF! The Mystery Inc.
gang is headed to the Air and Space Museum when they
run into a foggy phantom. Can Scooby-Doo and friends crack
the case of the Spooky Space Kook and save the museum?
Follow Scooby and the gang to find out in this early
chapter book”— Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020036547 (print) | LCCN 2020036548
(ebook) | ISBN 9781515882800 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781515883142 (paperback) | ISBN 9781515892151 (pdf) | ISBN
9781515893639 (ebook) |
Subjects: CYAC: Mystery and detective stories. |
Museums—Fiction. | Ghosts—Fiction. | Great Dane—Fiction. |
Dogs—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.S27587 Spo 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.
S27587 (ebook) | DDC [E]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020036547
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020036548
Design Element: Shutterstock: Elenna.VL
Designer: Tracy Davies
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table of contents
CHAPTER ONE
foggy Phantom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHAPTER TWO
outer-space chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CHAPTER THREE
Moon Landing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Meet the Mystery Inc. gang!

SHAGGY
Norville “Shaggy” Rogers is a
laid-back dude who would rather
search for food than clues . . . but
he usually finds both!
SCOOBY-DOO
A happy hound with a super
snout, Scooby-Doo is the mascot
of Mystery Inc. He’ll do anything
for a Scooby Snack!
FRED
Fred Jones, Jr. is the oldest
member of the group. Friendly
and fun-loving, he’s a good
sport—and good at them too.
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DAPHNE
Brainy and bold, the fashion-
forward Daphne Blake solves
mysteries with street smarts
and a sense of style.
VELMA
Velma Dinkley is clever and book
smart. She may be the youngest
member of the team, but she’s an
old pro at cracking cases.

MYSTERY MACHINE
Not only is this van the gang’s
main way of getting around, but it
is stocked with all the equipment
needed for every adventure.
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CHAPTER ONE

fgy Phm

The sun was setting as the

Mystery Machine neared the Air
and Space Museum.

“I can’t wait to brush up on my

space flight history,” Fred said.

“I want to see the huge models

of the solar system,” Velma replied.
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“And don’t forget about the space

rocks!” added Daphne.

“Like, Scoob and I are all about

that astronaut ice cream!” Shaggy
exclaimed.
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Just then, thick fog rolled in.

A glowing, skull-headed spaceman
appeared.
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“Zoinks!” Shaggy yelped.

Fred swerved the van away from
the foggy phantom. The vehicle
turned down a dirt road that led to
an old farmhouse.

“Look!” said Velma as she pointed

to a shadow in the window.

“Maybe whoever lives there can

help us,” Daphne said.

“Let’s check it out,” said Fred.

But when the gang piled out of

the van, the figure in the window
was gone.
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“Like, maybe this place is haunted!”

replied Shaggy.

“ruh-roh,” Scooby-Doo whimpered.

“What are you doing here?” asked
a gruff voice. It was grumpy farmer
Henry Bascombe.
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“We were headed for the museum

and made a wrong turn,” Fred
explained.

“Stay away from that place!”

warned Mr. Bascombe. “It’s haunted
by the Spooky Space Kook!”
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“Jinkies!” Velma exclaimed.

“That’s what we saw in the fog!”

“Rhat’s right!” barked Scooby-Doo.

“We’re Mystery Inc.! We will solve

the case of this spook from outer
space in no time,” Fred said.
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CHAPTER TWO

-sPe hse

It was night when the Mystery

Machine arrived at the Air and Space
Museum. The director, Dr. Skoufalos,
greeted the gang.

“I’m so happy to have visitors,”

she said. “That ghost is bad for
business.”
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“We’d like to ask you some

questions about it,” said Velma.

“Let’s walk and talk. I can show

you around,” replied the director.

“This is the Apollo 10. It was used

for a test run before the first Moon
landing,” Dr. Skoufalos said.

“Groovy!” Fred exclaimed.

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“And this is what astronauts wear

in space,” the director said.

“It looks like you lost one, Doc,”

Shaggy pointed out.

“Jinkies!” Velma said. “That was

what the Spooky Space Kook was
wearing!”
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Suddenly, the lights went out.

A glowing ghost appeared and let
out a high-pitched laugh.

“Zoinks!” Shaggy screamed.

“It’s the Spooky Space Kook!”
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Velma tripped and lost her

glasses. Daphne grabbed her
flashlight, shined it around, and
found them. They were right next
to glowing footprints!

“Follow those footprints!” Fred

yelled.
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The footprints went to a broken

fuse box. Velma fixed the fuse box
and turned on the lights. Just then,
there was a loud scream.

“Jeepers!” Daphne cried. “That

was Shaggy!”
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CHAPTER THREE

Mo Lin

Shaggy and Scooby-Doo ran for

their lives. The Spooky Space Kook
was right behind them.

“Like, this close encounter is too

close for comfort!” Shaggy yelled.

“Ruh-huh!” Scooby agreed.

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“I’ve got an idea,” Fred said.

“This way!”

Daphne and Velma followed him

up the stairs. They watched Scooby
and Shaggy run into a room with
large models of the solar system.

The Spooky Space Kook was still

chasing them!
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Daphne crawled across the

catwalk to the Moon model. She
used a pocketknife to unscrew the
bolts holding the big rock.

“Ready!” Daphne called.

“Hey guys! I’ve got Scooby

snacks!” Velma shouted.
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Scooby froze in his tracks.

“Rooby Snacks?”

The Spooky Space Kook

tripped over the stopped dog.

crash!
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“Now!” Velma yelled at Daphne.

Daphne let the large prop drop.

smash!
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“Like, this is the first time the

Moon landed on an astronaut
instead of the other way around!”
Shaggy laughed.

“Rhat’s right!” Scooby said.

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“Thank you for catching the

ghost,” Dr. Skoufalos said.

“Our pleasure! Now let’s see

who this ghost really is,” said Fred.

He pulled off the helmet to

reveal Farmer Bascombe!
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“By scaring away visitors, the

museum would be forced to close,”
the villain growled. “Then the land
would have been mine—if it weren’t
for you meddling kids!”

The police took Mr. Bascombe

away. Scooby-Doo and the gang
headed to the cafeteria.

“Like, all that running sure made

me hungry!” Shaggy said. “And this
astronaut ice cream is out of this
world!”

“scooby-dooby-doo!”
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glossary
catwalk— a narrow walkway high in the air

encounter— a surprise meeting

gruff— a voice that sounds low and rough

kook— a strange or crazy person

meddle— to interfere with someone else’s

business

phantom—
something that appears to be real but is not
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author
John Sazaklis is a New York Times
bestselling author with almost 100
children’s books under his utility belt!
He has also illustrated Spider-Man
books, created toys for MAD magazine,
and written for the BEN 10 animated
series. John lives in New York City with
his superpowered wife and daughter.

Illustrator
Dario Brizuela works traditionally and
digitally in many different illustration
styles. His work can be found in a wide
range of properties, including Star Wars
Tales, DC Super Friends, Transformers,
Scooby-Doo! Team-Up, DC Super Hero
Girls, and more. Brizuela lives in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
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talk about it
1. If you could be one member of the
Mystery Inc. gang, who would you be?
Talk about your answer.

2. Were you surprised that Mr. Bascombe

was the Spooky Space Kook? Look back
in the story for clues to support your
answer.

3. Would you still visit a place if you heard

it was haunted? Why or why not?
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write about it
1. The villain in the story is called the
Spooky Space Kook. Make a list of three
other names that would work for the
villain.

2. The Mystery Inc. gang used teamwork

to catch the Spooky Space Kook. Write
about a time you used teamwork to
solve a problem.

3. Write a few sentences describing what

you think would have happened if
the Mystery Inc. gang didn’t catch the
Spooky Space Kook.
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Help solve mystery after mystery

with Scooby-Doo and the gang!
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