Article: Author Bob Schaller's family life imitates art in his RV mystery series.(The Dallas Morning News)

DALLAS _ Bob Schaller and his 8-year-old son, Garrett, arrived in Dallas in midsummer in their 33-foot Winnebago Adventurer to put down temporary stakes at the Dallas West RV Park, readying for a new adventure for the Arlington family.

The Arlingtons are the fictional characters in Schaller's ``X-Country Adventures,'' a preteen book series about a family that travels across America in its RV, solving mysteries as it goes . This time the Schallers are getting ready to roll for next year's ``Return to Texas,'' the sequel to ``Treasures in Texas'' (Baker Books, $5.99).

The Arlingtons' exploits are actually the Schallers'. Schaller, his wife, Susan, son ...

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