A to Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit (Ron Roy)

Every now and then she let out a curious squeak.
(every) now and then and (every) now and again; (every) once in a while

occasionally; infrequently.

Ruth Rose pretended to strum a guitar. “I’m Elvis!” she cried.

to play an instrument such as a guitar by moving your fingers up and down across its strings

reward if you hand it over.”
A reward is something that you are given, for example because you have behaved well, worked hard, or provided a service to the community.
hand it over
Give it to me.

That’s quite a set of lungs you’ve got there.”
loud voice

They cut through the park

A million high school kids shoved through the door

weave 

twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions:

he had to weave his way through the crowds.

Ruth Rose was sitting on the lawn, weaving grass blades together.
把兩個葉片編在一起

Great,” Dink said. “We all struck out.

我們全部失敗了

Beats me.

考倒我了

Ruth Rose was wearing a white suit with sequins everywhere.

a small shiny flat piece of metal, sewn onto clothes for decoration

“We have to keep our eyes peeled. Check out tall kids trick-or-treating.”

keep your eyes peeled/skinned
spoken to watch carefully and continuously for something

In his best Count Dracula voice,

The bathroom mirror was fogged up

frizzy rust-colored hair.

Frizzy hair is very tightly curled.

Be thankful it’s Saturday,”

The stupid shoe polish from last night won’t wash out.

Josh dribbled and took a shot.

運球

watching an I Love Lucy rerun on a small TV set.

電視節目重播

Mohawk jobbies,

Howard draped a towel around Dink’s shoulders and pinned it in back.

披在肩上

Dink thought for a few seconds, then decided to spill the beans.

to tell something that someone else wanted you to keep a secret

Secret recipe.

秘密配方

I’M LEAVING WITH THE GUYS, MOM! WATCH NATE!”

a hearing aid

助聽器

Dink rang the bell. “Keep your fingers crossed,” he said.

he beckoned Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose inside.

to make a signal to someone with your hand, to show that you want them to come towards you or to follow you

Where’d Ruth Rose go?” said Josh. “I can’t believe she ditched us!”

丟下我們

He’ll get away scot-free.

get away/off scot-free informal
to avoid being punished although you deserve to be

Josh pulled Lucky’s video out of his shirt. He dropped it in Loretta’s cage and covered it with shavings.

very thin pieces, especially of wood, cut from a surface with a sharp blade

Mind showing us some identification, sir?”

ID official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you are

My folks would kill me if I blew eight hundred bucks on pizza and ice cream.”

【WASTE MONEY】 [T] informal
to spend a lot of money in a careless way, especially on one thing
　I blew all the money I won on a trip to Hawaii.

On Monday, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose ran to the high school as soon as Green Lawn Elementary let out.

放學

kids came streaming out of the high school.

to move in a continuous flow in the same direction
stream out/across/past etc
　People streamed past us on all sides.

Lucky blinked. “So you guys nabbed him?”

nab

to catch or arrest someone who is doing something wrong