Sixth grader Ethan Pero has never let his inability to see stand in the way of his big dream of becoming a supersleuth. One day after school, Ethan stumbles onto a pair of magical goggles and can hardly believe what happens when he slips them on. As his stomach flip-flops with excitement, Ethan is led into a dark hole behind a bookcase without any idea that a mystery of great proportions awaits him. After a strange voice inside the goggles leads him to a book with instructions on how to operate them, Ethan is brought back to reality where he must now use the goggles to help solve crimes that are occurring in his town of Tonawanda, New York. Along the way, Ethan summons help from Addison, the girl who makes his hands sweat, and Mikey, the classmate who is famous for getting Ethan into trouble with the principal. But when Ethan finally solves the mystery, he is left wondering if his neighbors, the town icon and librarian, are really who they say they are. A Supersleuth is Born shares the tale of an eleven-year-old boy's journey to solve a crime in his hometown, with help from a pair of magical goggles.