chapters 8, 9, 10

When the boys get back from the Magic Forest, they get yelled at by their parents/grandma for not telling anyone where they were. The next day the boys decided to go in the attic and check out some of Mrs. Donaldson's old stuff before it got thrown away. When they go up there, they find a bag of toy army men and a note from Mrs. Donaldson to her daugher Violet. it states that she went to someone's office and found the missing money that closed down the magic forest. At the end of the letter her writing cuts off almost as if she had been stopped by somone. Later the boys go to Wal-Mart to talk to Violet. When they get there Violet's husband, Silas, who had been in jail for so long, was there talking to her about how he has the right to see his kids. When he leaves, the boys go over there to talk to her about the letter. Violet is saddened because of the memories brought up, but is no help to what her mother says in the letter. Now these chapters bring up a sense of motivation for murder. This could be a reason to ban a book. Giving people ideas for murder isn't what a book should be doing.