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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2000 · Est. 2 hour read
The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse
Written & 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?
3.8/5 Goodreads · 727 ratings
128 pages· 13,209 words· Est. 2 hour read
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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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The fine print
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
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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