Never Swipe a Bully's Bear
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–10 · 2008 · Est. 1 hour read

Never Swipe a Bully's Bear

By Katherine Applegate, Brian Biggs (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Roscoe Riley Rules series

A young boy navigates the challenges of first grade while dealing with the disappearance of his beloved stuffed pig, Hamilton.

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128 pages· 5,977 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Roscoe's beloved stuffed pig, Hamilton, vanishes, and he suspects Wyatt, the class bully, is behind it. Determined to teach Wyatt a lesson, Roscoe plans a daring retaliation involving Wyatt's own teddy bear. But will his scheme solve the problem or create more chaos? Dive into Roscoe's world of mischief and find out if his plan backfires in this laugh-out-loud adventure.

From the publisher

The second book in a hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker from Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Endling, and Wishtree.When Roscoe’s stuffed pig, Hamilton, goes missing, he is convinced that Wyatt, the class bully, is responsible. When Roscoe finds out where Wyatt keeps his teddy bear, he decides to give that pignapper a taste of his own medicine. That will fix everything. Won’t it?Roscoe and his comical misadventures will appeal to fans of Megan McDonald’s Stink series; Nancy Krulik’s George Brown, Class Clown series; Rebecca Elliott’s Owl Diaries series;and Dan Gutman’s My Weirder School series.

At a glance
Format
Pages
128
Words
5,977
Reading age
6–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
540L
Themes & topics
Books about bullyingBooks about schoolBooks about stuffed animal friendsBooks about lost and found possessionsBooks about growing up
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
February 2, 2016
First published
May 27, 2008
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062392497

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