Week 2: Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg

Book Summary:

Alan takes on the task of watching his neighbor’s mischievous dog, Fritz and an adventure begins. Fritz escapes from Alan to Abdul Gasazi’s garden, and to Alan’s horror, is turned into a duck. The duck escapes with Alan’s hat and  he returns to his neighbor’s home empty handed. When Alan explains the disaster to Fritz’s owner, she tells him Gasazi played a trick on him. Alan, confused by the reappearance of his hat and Fritz, must decide if Abdul Gasazi is the true magician, or if the trick was on him.