In Blue Balliett's realistic fiction and mystery novel, The Danger Box, you follow a boy named Zoomy and his best friend Lorrol as they work through the trials and tribulations of a very busy summer. In the beginning we meet Zoomy Chamberlain, an intelligent and gifted boy that seems to do everything in an order. He has a list to follow when he gets up in the morning, when he is supposed to go to the library, and how he should spend his evenings. Zoomy lives with his Grandma (Gam) and Grandpa (Gumps) in the small town of Three Oaks, Michigan. On day his father, a heavy alcoholic that is in and out of jail, drops by unexpectedly and leaves a mysterious box. Inside is an old notebook wrapped up in a ratty blanket. Zoomy really wants to find out
