Bud Barkin, Private Eye
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2003 · Est. 59 min read

Bud Barkin, Private Eye

Written by James Howe · Illustrated by Brett Helquist

Book #5 in the Tales From the House of Bunnicula series

A detective dog tackles a quirky case involving a mysterious dame and a clown with a peculiar calling card.

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112 pages· 7,022 words· Est. 59 min read
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Bookroo's summary

Meet Bud Barkin, a detective dog on a mission to solve a peculiar case. Delilah Gorbish, the enigmatic dame, and Crusty Carmady, a clown with a penchant for throwing teakettles, are at the heart of this mystery. As Bud navigates through the chaos, he encounters the Big Fish, a character with an unusual addiction to the Home Shopping Network. Can Bud untangle this web of oddities and uncover the truth? Dive into a world where nothing is as it seems, and every clue leads to more questions.

From the publisher

Dear Reader, The guy who usually writes these letters asked me to do it instead. Maybe he was having a bad writing day. Maybe he wanted me to play the sap for him. Or maybe he ran into Trouble with a capital T. Well, Trouble’s in my business. I’m a dog. I’m a detective. The name’s Bud Barkin. And this book is about the case I had involving a dame named Delilah Gorbish, whom I would call Trouble with a capital T except I’ve used that metaphor already, and the clown named Crusty Carmady whose calling card is a teakettle that he heaves through windows. Nice pair of birds. The mystery deepens with another character called the Big Fish, who isn’t really a fish and who’s addicted to the Home Shopping Network. Hey, I don’t write ‘em – I just solve ‘em. Yours truly, Bud Barkin, P.E.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
7,022
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
700L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~Q
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
70196
Publication
Published
May 1, 2004
First published
January 1, 2003
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689869891

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