The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse
A Chet Gecko Mystery
On Sale: 04/01/2001
The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse
A Chet Gecko Mystery
On Sale: 04/01/2001
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About the Book
Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee—stinkbug pie.
So when fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet expects the case to be as easy a pie. But Billy's disappearance is part of a larger plot, one that involves the Rat Sisters, a riddling junkyard dog, and a vicious Gila monster named Herman.
If Chet doesn't solve the case fast, the entire school could be humiliated. Worst of all, Chet might not get his fee. And Chet's hungry. . . .
Critical Praise
"Zesty and entertaining. The combination of school details, animal classmates, and homage to Raymond Chandler is glib but broadly and sustainedly humorous. . . . Young readers . . . will want to scuttle along with this schoolyard sleuth."
-The Bulletin
THE MYSTERY OF MR. NICE
"Green-scaled gumshoe Chet Gecko hits his stride in this hard-boiled follow-up to The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse . . . Hale throws in wisecracks by the handful, terrible jokes . . . , and daffy clues. . . . Hold on to your fedoras: this gecko's going places."-Kirkus Reviews
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780152024857
- ISBN 10: 0152024859
- Imprint: Clarion Books
- On Sale: 04/01/2001
- Pages: 128
- List Price:8.50 CAD
- Ages: 6 to 10
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- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
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- BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men
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- BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football
- BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / General
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