Stone Arch Books are bringing back titles where the reader is given about 13 options to choose the plot’s direction.

Scooby-Doo fans are taken on a trip to Mexico in the ‘Mystery Machine’ to help Velma’s uncle, a world famous archaeologist. As the gang enter a pyramid, Daphne touches a stone face releasing a trap door releasing a sloping shaft which splits into 3 tunnels. The reader is given his/her first choice as to which of the three tunnels to follow.   “To follow Shaggy and Scooby into a spooky cave, turn to page 12.”

“To follow Daphne into an ancient tomb, turn to page 14.”

“To follow Fred and Velma to an underground city, turn to page 16.”  (page 11)

Once the reader makes this first choice he reads a page or two of story before the reader is asked to make another choice. The book continues this way for about 4 or 5 more twists and turns in the story before “THE END” appears.

Author, Laurie S. Sutton, includes typical Scooby-Doo sayings.  Some of the story scenarios are predictable if you’ve watched their cartoons and some endings are better than others. This is a quick fun read for intermediate grade readers, especially if they are familiar with the Scooby-Doo Show.

There are 10 full page color illustrations mixed in throughout the book. I was frustrated when I couldn’t make the correct plot choices to get to particular pictures, though.

There is a glossary.

There are, also, two pages of jokes where “YOU CHOOSE which punch line is funniest!”