The Mercer Boys' Mystery Case

"The Mercer Boys' Mystery Case" by Capwell Wyckoff is a mid-century story about cadets Don and Jim Mercer, with their buddy Terry Mackson, trying to find a missing school trophy from 1933 at Woodcrest Military Academy. The book probably talks about friendship, staying true to each other, and caring about school, as the boys team up to find out what happened to the trophy. The story kicks off with Colonel Morrell asking the cadets to find the school trophies, but the one from '33 is gone. As the boys investigate, they find a complicated story about why the trophy disappeared, including jealousy and bad behavior from students in the past. Friendship and doing what's right, even when it's hard, are important parts of their journey, making the story exciting and mysterious.