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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2013 · Est. 4 hour read
How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets
Part of the Ghost Buddy series
Can a ghostly friend learn responsibility with a pet that fears him?
4.0/5 Goodreads · 107 ratings
176 pages· 29,960 words· Est. 4 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Billy Broccoli faces a ghostly challenge: his spectral friend, Hoover Porterhouse, is failing Responsibility. Determined to help, Billy decides a pet might teach Hoover the lesson he needs. But there's a hitch—Hoover's presence terrifies animals. Can Billy find a pet that won't flee in fear, or will Hoover's grade remain doomed? Dive into this whimsical tale of friendship, responsibility, and the quest for the perfect pet.
From the publisher
Billy and the Hoove are back in the hilarious new series from bestselling authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver! When Billy Broccoli finds out his personal ghost, Hoover Porterhouse, is failing Responsibility, Billy decides it’s his mission to help Hoover turn his grade around. But how? Then inspiration hits. Billy is going to get Hoover a pet. There’s only one catch–the Hoove scares dogs out of their fur, birds out of their wings, and fish out of their gills. If Billy can’t find the perfect pet, how will Hoover ever learn make the grade?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 176
- Words
- 29,960
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 780L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5
- F&P level
- ~S
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 156171
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2013
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780545298896
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