The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2000 · Est. 2 hour read

The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse

Written and illustrated by Bruce Hale

Book #1 in the Chet Gecko series

A missing brother, a sinister plot, and a hungry detective. Can Chet solve the mystery in time?

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128 pages· 13,209 words· Est. 2 hour read· 480L
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Bookroo's summary

Chet Gecko, a fourth-grade detective with a taste for stinkbug pie, takes on a seemingly simple case: finding Shirley Chameleon's missing brother, Billy. But as Chet delves deeper, he uncovers a tangled web involving the Rat Sisters, a cryptic junkyard dog, and a menacing Gila monster named Herman. With the school's reputation on the line and his fee at stake, Chet must unravel the mystery before it's too late. Will he crack the case and satisfy his hunger for both justice and pie?

From the publisher

Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee–stinkbug pie. So when fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet expects the case to be as easy a pie. But Billy’s disappearance is part of a larger plot, one that involves the Rat Sisters, a riddling junkyard dog, and a vicious Gila monster named Herman. If Chet doesn’t solve the case fast, the entire school could be humiliated. Worst of all, Chet might not get his fee. And Chet’s hungry. . . .

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
128
Words
13,209
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
480L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.5
F&P level
~M
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
41250
Publication
Published
April 1, 2001
First published
April 1, 2000
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152024857

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