The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse, 1 - (Chet Gecko) by Bruce Hale (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee--stinkbug pie.<br> 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. . . .<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>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. <br>-The Bulletin <p/>THE MYSTERY OF MR. NICE<br>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 <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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.<br>
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