Ghostwriter

Jamal sees some strange masked creatures in the park and finds a THABTO button where the masked creatures were. Also, Jamals sister, Danitra, goes to college and leaves him her computer. On the first day he gets a weird message asking ""Where are the children, are they OK?"". Lenni Frazier, a school mate of Jamals, is also contacted by the strange ghost-like creature. Who is this mysterious being? Meanwhile, elementary student Gaby Fernandez gets her backpack stolen on her way to school.

Alex learns about Ghostwriter. Jamal and Alex figure out that the THABTOS, are who have been stealing backpacks (including Gabys) and learn that these are the same kids Jamal saw at the park. Gaby, Alexs sister encounters the mysterious being.

The team, with the help of the robbed kids, set a trap for the backpack thieves at the video arcade. After the theives are caught, the four decide to become the ""Ghostwriter Team"" and vow to try and solve mysteries.

Jamal finds himself in hot water when the fire is blamed on him. Lenni learns that Jamal was at the arson but didnt commit the crime.

The team later learns that Mr. Brinker copies video tapes, which is against the law. They also learn that Mr. Brinker set fire to his own store, but shut off the smoke alarm, so Mr. Brinker is arrested. Also, according to Tina and Gaby, Mr. Brinker set his clock 1 hour earlier than when the fire happened.

The team tries to look harder for the ones responsible for the smear flyers. Alex learns that the girl who is susposely trying to sabatoge his election likes him. New transfer student Rob encounters Ghostwriter.

Alex decides to teach his pen pal a lesson about telling embarrassing secrets.

Jamal and Lenni try to figure out who sent that terrible cartoon of them. Rob visits a homeless poet and hears him read one of his poems. Alex and Gaby fear their parents might get divorced after hearing them argue.

Lenni discovers Manny Gytes rejection letter of his cartoon Stoop Dude. The team sets out to confront Manny with the help of his aunt.

Rob meets up with Double Ts daughter. The team wants to help but Rob leaves them out of it. Ghostwriter says that they should help. They learn of an abandoned subway where Double T and his friend Hush used to sleep. Lisa decides to go there to look for her father but Rob doesnt think its a good idea. He proves to be right when theres a cave-in and his Ghostwriter pen is gone.

The team learns of Double Ts whereabouts. When they find him, he confesses that he was the one who broke his broom and tore his journal. The team asks where Rob is, but he says that he doesnt know. He agrees to help the team look for Rob.

Tina gets an after school job answering fan mail to famous actress Lana Barnes. She is having fun answering her mail but she finds out something else; someone is sending her obscene mail.

Tina and the gang go to the hotel where Lana Barnes is getting her award. Lana confesses that she does miss her daughter. Her divorced husband tells them that he doesnt hate her, but her daughter still seems suspicious.

The team is having fun in the community garden, but when Gaby faints the team starts getting suspicious. Even more strange things start happening when the pet rabbits die. The team learns that each victim has been in the garden before they got sick. They go straight to the source where they find barrels filled with toxic waste.

Tina and Alex learn from Momo that someone substituted his bosss barrels but he has no access to his files. They ask Ghostwriter for some help and learn who substituted the barrels. They go straight to Millers place and learn that he also sponsors a childrens program. They overhear him arguing over the phone about the barrels and planing to destroy some invoices that prove he is responsible for the toxic waste. They head town to Momos place to get the invoices but someone has gotten to the invoices first. They realize that Miller is probably the thief but have no proof.

The team is excited about the upcoming star jam talent show because they are in charge of it. When their friend Cambell arrives with a sore eye, they realize that violence is in the neighborhood. Rob, a coaching assistant, makes friends with an ex-gang member. The gang feels safe that Hurston hasnt been the target of vandalism. Or has it?

Rob feels that somehow Victor is being framed for the vandalism. He suspects either Tony Boyd, because hes no longer the best player on the team, or Walter Haines. because he fought with Victor the other day. Victor considers quitting after finding out that hes been accused of the vandalism.

Gaby is excited when she learns that her heroine, Galaxy Girl, is making a special show at Hurston. She wants to buy a Galaxy Girl costume to wear at the assembly but she doesnt have enough money, so she borrows some money from her parents cashier planing to return the costume and get a refund. At the show something goes wrong and the model spaceship is stolen. She cant return the costume because it was on sale. Gaby is heart broken when she doesnt get to meet Galaxy Girl. She becomes more worried when the team leaves to confront Calvin but is even more scared when she finds the space ship model in her toy chest.

The police connect the cup in Gabys room to the missing spaceship. The costume is found in the toy chest. Gaby confesses that she got the money from the cashier, but has no idea how the spaceship got in her toy chest. However, no one believes her except Alex. Just as Alex confesses to the police that Gaby didnt steal the spaceship, The producer of Galaxy Girl rushes over to tell the police that he got a note from Galaxy Girls #1 fans, and the police suspect Gaby again because she is Galaxy Girls #1 fan.

Tina is videotaping Max setting up his instruments when he is nearly killed in a car accident caused by Mr. Fernandez. Fernandez says that he swerved to avoid hitting someone that ran in front of his car, but Max thinks he did it deliberately. Lenni begins accuse Fernandez of being a reckless driver and Alex angrily begins stalking Lenni. Gaby breaks up her friendship with Tina when Tina writes an unpleasant story in the paper.

Jamal and Rob realize that the only way to stop the feud is to try to get the team to remember how much Ghostwriter means to them. They all get letters from each other but later learn it was a practical joke and get angry. Jamal and Rob give the team the letter. They realize how mad they were and that they were thinking only of themselves. They realize that someone is trying to set them up. Rob figures out that its probably Calvin who was eavesdropping on them.

Ghostwriter travels back in time to the 1920s before the Ghostwriter team existed. There he learns of a young boy named Frank whos living with a foster family named the Camilans. Frank is accused of stealing a priceless tea set. Nobody believes Frank except his best friend Catherine.

Frank and Catherine learn that the brush salesman might have been a con artist. Jamals dad is getting sick. The team learns that Frank and Catherine helped catch the thief years ago but history will change if they dont send the information soon.

An African exchange student arrives in Hurston and Tina befriends her. Safria explains to Tina that years ago her brother wanted to become an artist. Her father disapproved, they had a fight and Malenga accidentally hit him. Ever since that day Safrias father hasnt forgiven him and wont allow his name to be mentioned. Safria tells Tina that Malenga has been writing anonymous letters to her. She and Tina decide to go on a city search for Malenga.

Malenga finds one of the paintings and realizes that Safria is in New York. Jamal runs into his best friend Rob. Rob arrives at Lennis house but he has some terrible news. His mom just got a new job in Australia and he just returned to get ready to go. Malenga contacts the team. Malenga and Tina arrive at the hotel. Tina prays for Safria to be all right.

Jamal is writing an essay for a high school he wants to get into. Just then, Ghostwriter appears with a warning. Suddenly he is kicked out of the computer. A weird message appears from someone or something called Max Mouse. At the auditorium, the computer teacher informs everyone that a hacker is loose. He warns the students not to use any disks. Strange things start happening: the sports page advertisments for basketball tryouts is changed, and Jasmine is arrested because she is suspected of using stolen credit cards. While Tina was trashing in the computer lab, she finds strange words on a sheet of paper with a wad of gum on it, along with Janice Halls computer quiz, which was very hard, and she had gotten an A on that quiz. [Why would it be in the trash? --minnymouse35] Then Ghostwriter informs the team that Lenni could be in trouble with the police, and they learn that the words Tina found on the sheet are passwords to get into the school computer.

Jamal suspects that Janice lied about having her own computer. The team challenges Max Mouse to some online games and creates their own screen name and get the phone numbers of their suspects. Then they learn Calvin had another screename: Red Parrot, so they take him off the list. Hector gets some tutoring from Alex on how to face up to a bully. Just then Lenni and Jamals names and phone numbers appear on the police suspect list.

Lenni, Max and Sally are all watching Lennis video from the Star Jam episode Building Bridges. Just then, they get a call from Smash Records. Jade Morgan is inspired by the video and wants Lenni to star her in a music video. Lenni has writers block so she writes a song about self-confidence. Jade is inspired by the song and decides to allow the team to be in the video.

Casey is accused of being the saboteur. Lenni continues to get gifts from Marlon. Lenni asks Marlon if he even knows David but he claims that he doesnt. Lenni suspects that he and David are lying. Hector learns that Avatar is the one leaving the anonymous notes for Jade. Gaby and Tina learn that Casey isnt the saboteur after all. A spotlight falls and nearly kills Lenni and another note is attached but this one is different from the others left by Avatar.

Jamal is happy when Casey goes back home. Tina finds her school ID in a trash can and realizes the last place she had it was in her jacket - in her locker. Jamal and Tina find out that her locker was broke into and her expensive sheepskin jacket has been stolen. Other thefts occur at Hurston. The team (and Ghostwriter) learn that Marias camera was stolen, and Delilahs tape recorder as well. With Ghostwriters help, they discover that a fence named Big Ralph is selling the stolen items and on their stakeout, they see Delilah buying her tape recorder back. Hector goes to look at the stuff but Ralph catches him. Meanwhile, Alex is chosen to be an alternate on the Dragons basketball team but ends up taking Victors place when Victor gets mad at the captain (Kevin) and quits. Alex hangs out with his teammates, Kevin and Spencer, and ends up coming home late and getting in trouble with his father.

When Alex gets to Kevins house, Kevin is having a party and offers Alex another joint. Alex turns him down and leaves. When Alex gets home, he is greeted by his parents, who found the joint, and they ground him. Jamal and Jeffrey talk to a drug counciler about their school project. Jamal discovers that Arnies mother used to date Big Ralph, so Arnie knew he could get a deal on the stolen items. The team finds out that the kid in the video is wearing a Dragons jacket, and suspect its Spencer. Alex goes to a Dragons game, but Kevin doesnt show up. Alex quits the team when he realizes Kevins drug use is causing him to slack off in school and on the court. After the game, he goes to Lennis house instead of going home late, and the team encourages him to write an apology letter to his parents. Jamal and Jeffrey learn to work together on their project and invite Alex to work with them. Later, Alex finds Kevin carrying his TV down the street, and then getting attacked by a mys

Jamal and his family visit London. England. Jamal and his friends discover a plot to kidnap the son of a famous author. Jamal uses Ghostwriter to warn the team about the plot since the author is in New York.

Jamal, Becky and Sam find out that the bicyclists real name is Danny Winkler, and Wise Rita is his aunt. Then Becky and Sam discover something...They can see Ghostwriter! Jamal gets captured by Danny Winkler, and they read the Sophie Madison books for clues to solve the mystery.

Gaby finds a bird in a dumpster while looking for cans to recycle for her school. She makes a pact with her father to take care of the bird and keep it in her room.

Hector and Lenni are able to warn Alex and Gaby about the smugglers the retreat back to Lennis apartment. Jamal and Tina learn that Palm Cockatoos are endangered species,so the team tries to contact the police but it doesnt work so they contact the fish and wild life service, an animal rights society. They tell Mr. Fernandez that they wont give the bird to anyone except the fish and wild life people. Hawke, disguised as a pregnant woman overhears them and has a new idea. Just then two agents from the wild life society arrive at the bodega but Gaby reads a message from Ghostwriter and realizes that they are imposters, but when she goes to save Calypso the van takes off with her inside.

Casey is writing a scary story for a local contest about ""Gooey Gus: the Slime Monster"", a doll that spits out grape bubblegum. Casey thinks her story isnt scary enough, so she asks for Lennis help. Lenni adds atmosphere and writes how the Slime Monster is about to come after Casey. Alex and Gaby come to help, too, and Gaby writes about Alex and Jamal finding the Slime Monster seemingly alive in an alley, and then Alex, Gaby, and Casey find the Slime Monster in a crock pot.

Gooey Gus suddenly explodes in the sun and grows 6 feet tall in the story. Suddenly, at the band practice, Tina tells Lenni that he really likes her. If the gooey gum covers your skin, you are gone for good, so will Gaby and Casey make it?