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The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse - (Chet Gecko) by Bruce Hale (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Chet Gecko loves a good mystery.
- 6-10 Years
- 7.5" x 5.0" Paperback
- 128 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Series Name: Chet Gecko
Description
About the Book
When fellow fourth-grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet Gecko finds that 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. Illustrations.Book Synopsis
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. . . .
Review Quotes
"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
"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 --
About the Author
Bruce Hale is the author of five picture books as well as the Chet Gecko mysteries. A popular speaker, teacher, and storyteller for children and adults, he was awarded a Fulbright grant in 1998 to teach stroytelling and to study folklore in Thailand. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.