The Amazing Mexican Secret Part 4

Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. All of a sudden, Stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite!

But flatness has its serious side, too. Sneak thieves have been stealing paintings from the Famous Museum of Art, and Stanley knows he's the only one who can stop them. Will the robbers discover Stanley's plan before he foils theirs?

Have You Seen Stanley?

One morning, after a dark and stormy night, Stanley Lambchop is nowhere to be found. But wait...what is that boy-shaped lump underneath his bedsheets? And where's that giggling coming from? It's Stanley and he's...invisible!

At first there are great adventures for an invisible boy to have. Stanley becomes an unseen helper in a bike race, on a television show, and even fighting crime! But then Stanley starts to miss being seen, and wonders if he will stay invisible forever....

Stanley Lambchop Is Out of This World!

The United States has received a message from distant planet Tyrra: Will you meet with us? Will you meet with us? The President wants to send someone who is friendly, but also someone brave, adventurous, and clever-who better than Stanley Lambchop? The President wants to send someone who is friendly, but also someone brave, adventurous, and clever-who better than Stanley Lambchop?

The whole Lambchop family bundles into the Star Scout Star Scout s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p with Stanley as Chief Pilot to voyage to far-off Tyrra. But do the Tyrrans simply want a friendly meeting? Or did they lure these intergalactic visitors for another, secret reason? s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p with Stanley as Chief Pilot to voyage to far-off Tyrra. But do the Tyrrans simply want a friendly meeting? Or did they lure these intergalactic visitors for another, secret reason?

Stanley's Back and Flatter Than Ever!

Stanley Lambchop thought he was back to being a normal, round boy for good-until one morning when, out of nowhere, he seems to have gone flat. Again. Again. While being half an inch thick has its interesting points, Stanley can't help wondering why he can't just be like everybody else. While being half an inch thick has its interesting points, Stanley can't help wondering why he can't just be like everybody else.

But when disaster strikes downtown and one of Stanley's cla.s.smates is trapped, Stanley discovers that being different can definitely come in handy. After all, sometimes it takes a flat hero to save the day.

Stanley's In For One Magic Ride!

Stanley Lambchop doesn't realize that the old lamp he's found is magic-until he rubs it and a genie appears! Of course the genie grants Stanley wishes-fame, superpowers, a magical pet, you name it.

But the more wishes Stanley makes, the stranger life becomes. Now Stanley's adventure is a mess that will take more than just a wish to undo!

Can Stanley Save Christmas?

Stanley is astonished when a girl tumbles down the chimney two nights before Christmas. It's Santa's daughter, Sarah Claus, and she's come for help! Santa says he's not going to deliver any presents this year, and now it's up to the Lambchop family to change his mind. They're off to the North Pole-but will they be in time?

And check out Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures!

Saddle Up with Flat Stanley Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, every trip is an adventure! The whole Lambchop family is off to see Mount Rushmore. But when Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, team up with a sc.r.a.ppy cowgirl named Calamity Jasper, their vacation turns into the Wild West experience of a lifetime. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot-even for a flat boy like Stanley!

Ancient Pyramids Can Be Flat-out Dangerous!

Because Stanley's been flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart of a great pyramid. But what if even the flattest boy on earth can't wriggle out of this dark tomb-and the terrible mess he finds himself in?

A Flat Ninja?

Stanley and his brother, Arthur, are such huge fans of the movie star ninja Oda n.o.bu that they decide to send him something even better than fan mail-Stanley himself! Soon enough, Flat Stanley is in j.a.pan, seeing the country with his idol. But when trouble surprises them, it will take a real hero to save the day.

Flat Stanley Goes North!

The Lambchops are in British Columbia, Canada, for some skiing and winter fun. But when Stanley and his new friend Nick go s...o...b..arding-with Stanley as the s...o...b..ard, of course-they take a midair tumble just as the wind picks up...and find themselves in an amazing Canadian cross-country journey that might just be Stanley's wildest adventure yet!

There's No Place on Earth That a Flat Kid Can't Go!

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The Search Begins

Stanley Lambchop was flattened against the wall outside the kitchen. He knew it was impolite to eavesdrop, but his mother sounded upset. And she was talking about him him.

"I'm worried about Stanley," Harriet Lambchop was saying to her husband, George. "What if he's flat for the rest of his life? You know how difficult things can be for someone who's special."

Stanley thought of the morning, not long ago, when he awoke to find that the bulletin board over his bed had fallen on him during the night. Ever since, he'd been only half an inch thick. With his new shape, Stanley could do all sorts of things most people couldn't do, such as travel via airmail. But his mother was right. Just yesterday, someone at school had called him "Boardbrains."

"I'm sure everything will be fine, dear," Mr. Lambchop said. "Just because Stanley has gone flat-"

"Become flat," Mrs. Lambchop said. "Stanley hasn't flat," Mrs. Lambchop said. "Stanley hasn't gone gone flat, George. He's flat, George. He's become become flat. You know how improper grammar makes me-" She was overcome with emotion. flat. You know how improper grammar makes me-" She was overcome with emotion.

Stanley peeled himself off the wall and trudged down the hall. He felt like being alone.

A moment later, he was flat on his back beneath the couch in the living room. It may have been too low to the ground for the vacuum cleaner, but it wasn't too low for Stanley...or for how he felt.

About the Authors

JEFF BROWN created the beloved character of Flat Stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. He has written other outrageous books about the Lambchop family, including created the beloved character of Flat Stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. He has written other outrageous books about the Lambchop family, including FLAT STANLEY, STANLEY AND THE MAGIC LAMP, INVISIBLE STANLEY, STANLEY'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE, STANLEY IN s.p.a.cE FLAT STANLEY, STANLEY AND THE MAGIC LAMP, INVISIBLE STANLEY, STANLEY'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE, STANLEY IN s.p.a.cE, and STANLEY, FLAT AGAIN STANLEY, FLAT AGAIN! You can learn more about Jeff Brown and Flat Stanley at www.flatstanleybooks.com.

JOSH GREENHUT once mailed Flat Stanley, in costume, to a Halloween party 300 miles away. He is now married to the woman who was host of the party, and they live in Toronto with their two children. once mailed Flat Stanley, in costume, to a Halloween party 300 miles away. He is now married to the woman who was host of the party, and they live in Toronto with their two children.

MACKY PAMINTUAN is an accomplished ill.u.s.trator. He lives in the Philippines with his wife, Aymone, their baby girl, Alison, and their pet Westie, Winter. is an accomplished ill.u.s.trator. He lives in the Philippines with his wife, Aymone, their baby girl, Alison, and their pet Westie, Winter.

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CATCH FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES:

The Mount Rushmore Calamity The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery The j.a.panese Ninja Surprise The Intrepid Canadian Expedition The Amazing Mexican Secret AND DON'T MISS ANY OF THESE OUTRAGEOUS STORIES: Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure!

Stanley and the Magic Lamp Invisible Stanley Stanley's Christmas Adventure Stanley in s.p.a.ce Stanley, Flat Again!