Mercy Watson Fights Crime
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Chapter Book · Ages 5–9 · 2006 · Est. 22 min read

Mercy Watson Fights Crime

Written by Kate DiCamillo · Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Book #3 in the Mercy Watson series

A pig named Mercy thwarts a thief's plans and leads a wild chase through the neighborhood

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70 pages· 1,957 words· Est. 22 min read· 510L
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Leroy Ninker dreams of being a cowboy, but he's stuck as a thief. While robbing the Watsons' kitchen, he unwittingly awakens Mercy, a pig with a passion for buttery toast. Chaos ensues as Leroy's heist spirals into a comedic rodeo adventure, involving nosy neighbors, baffled firemen, and a puzzled policeman. Can Leroy's cowboy dreams survive this unexpected twist?

From the publisher

Mercy’s back for a third rollicking adventure!

Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he’s just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons’ kitchen right this minute! As he drags the toaster across the counter – screeeeeech – and drops it into his bag – clannngggg – little does he know that a certain large pig who loves toast with a great deal of butter is stirring from sleep. Even less could he guess that comedy of errors (not to mention the buttery sweets in his pocket) will soon lead this little man on the wild and raucous rodeo ride he’s always dreamed of! Nosy neighbors, astonished firemen, a puzzled policeman, and the ever-doting Watsons return for a new tongue-in-snout adventure about Kate DiCamillo’s delightfully single-minded pig.

At a glance
Format
Pages
70
Words
1,957
Reading age
5–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
510L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.6
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
107765
Publication
Published
August 22, 2006
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763625900

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