ROOM ONE: A MYSTERY OR TWO by Andrew Clements Accelerated Reader: Level: 5.1. Pts. 4. Number of Multiple Choice Questions on Quiz: 10. Take the Quiz! Book Description: Ted Hammond is the only sixth grader at a one-room school in a small Nebraska town in this novel by Andrew Clements. The town is facing a financial crisis and hence a shrinking population. When Ted sees a girl's face in the window of one of the abandoned houses on his paper route, he can't resist investigating this mystery as he is an avid reader of detective novels and tries to solve each crime halfway through the book. This real-life mystery proves a little more difficult as Ted struggles with keeping a family's secret and knowing when to ask for help from adults. Clements's characteristic style of blending comedy with drama makes this an honest and pertinent story for readers who like realism and a touch of mystery.