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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2003 · Est. 18 min read
The Case of the Fidgety Fox
By Cynthia Rylant, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
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?
3.7/5 Goodreads · 122 ratings
64 pages· 1,557 words· Est. 18 min read
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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
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The fine print
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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