After reading all the old Sugar Creek Gang books, a new group of kids decide to re-form the old gang. It's not long before the adventures begin! Les finds a possum caught in a trap while walking in a local forest preserve. The gang's suspicions are raised. After eating at a local dinner that serves a popular possum stew, he and his new friends set out to discover where all these possums are coming from.
This book is part of the New Sugar Creek Gang Books series and is book #1 in the series.