The Case of the Fidgety Fox
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2003 · Est. 18 min read

The Case of the Fidgety Fox

Written by Cynthia Rylant · Illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Part of the The High-Rise Private Eyes series

Melvin's lucky dice vanish, halting his bus. Can the High-Rise Private Eyes solve the mystery?

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64 pages· 1,557 words· Est. 18 min read· 470L
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Bookroo's summary

Melvin's bus is at a standstill in the bustling city, all because his lucky fluffy dice have disappeared. Without them, his passengers are stranded. Enter Bunny Brown and Jack Jones, the High-Rise Private Eyes, ready to tackle Case #006: the fidgety fox. As ace detectives and best friends, they dive into a world where no mystery is too mysterious. Can they unravel the puzzle and restore Melvin's luck, or will the city remain at a standstill? The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking.

From the publisher

Deep in the heart of a big city …Melvin’s lucky fluffy dice are missing. Without them, he can’t drive his bus. How will his passengers get around town? Who need so much extra luck?This sounds like a case for the High-Rise Private Eyes – Case #006, to be exact, the case of the fidgety fox.Because no mystery is too mysterious, no puzzle too puzzling, no crime too criminal, no trouble too troubling for ace detectives and very best friends Bunny Brown and Jack Jones.

At a glance
Format
Pages
64
Words
1,557
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
470L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.2
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
May 11, 2004
First published
April 1, 2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780060091033
LCCN
2002023532
OCLC
815740804

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