The Day the Mice Stood Still
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2012 · Est. 19 min read

The Day the Mice Stood Still

By Dr. Roach

Book #4 in the Monstrous Stories series

Mice freeze, alien cats arrive, cows vanish. What's really happening in Buffalo Bottom?

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64 pages· 2,193 words· Est. 19 min read
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In Buffalo Bottom, Jilly wakes to find the town's mice eerily still. The mystery deepens with the arrival of a flying saucer filled with talking cats claiming to help. But as cows start disappearing, Jilly suspects these feline visitors might have a hidden agenda. Can she unravel the truth before it's too late?

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Funny, light-hearted monster stories that are perfect for young readers, brought to us by the esteemed Dr. Roach. Jilly can’t believe what she’s seeing when she wakes up one seemingly normal morning. All the mice in her small town of Buffalo Bottom have gone strangely still. What could make a town full of rodents suddenly freeze up? Things only get weirder, though, when the town is suddenly visited by a flying saucer–full of talking cats! These friendly felines say they come in peace, to help rid Buffalo Bottom of its mouse problem. But when the town’s cows start disappearing mysteriously, Jilly suspects the visitors may be up to no good. Now she just has to prove it.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
64
Words
2,193
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
590L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.4
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
162704
Publication
Published
October 29, 2013
First published
October 1, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545425575

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