I think it may have been part of a series. I read it 20 years ago or more, and it is a kids sci-fi/fantasy book. I remember only that it involved an eggplant in some way (I think it was an alien artifact or life form or something), there was a snipe hunt, and I think an abandoned theater was a location used a lot.
I really wish I could remember more to better search for this book, but I just can't. I remember that I really enjoyed it, and I think it was a part of a series because I spent some time back then looking for more books in that series; but I never found them and only was able to read the book the one time.
I really wish I could remember more to better search for this book, but I just can't. I remember that I really enjoyed it, and I think it was a part of a series because I spent some time back then looking for more books in that series; but I never found them and only was able to read the book the one time.