The Great Chicken Debacle
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 2001

The Great Chicken Debacle

Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

A chicken, a deal, and a summer adventure lead to unexpected chaos.

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The Morgan kids and Deeter face a summer dilemma: mind the world's ugliest chicken, No-Name, to earn a trip to Starlight Park. But chaos ensues as they camp out, confront a fox, and deal with chicken abductors. With a secret birthday present at stake, will their deal with Dad lead to the adventure of a lifetime or a summer of madness? Discover if they can outwit the odds and earn their thrilling ride at the park.

From the publisher

May all your chickens come home to roost.If they had only known what trouble lay ahead, maybe, just maybe the Morgan children and their friend Deeter wouldn’t have agreed to mind No-Name, the world’s ugliest chicken. Maybe they could have avoided camping out with it; confronting its archenemy, the fox; grappling with its abductors. But then again, maybe the whole madhouse caper was inevitable.Summer vacation has arrived. The kids can think of nothing but Starlight Park and its rides. The Screaming Cyclone, Red Devil, Mad Hornet. The fact that their parents won’t take them poses the greatest dilemma of their young lives. That is, until Cornelia makes a deal with Dad. In return for their help in keeping Mom’s one-of-a-kind birthday present hidden for a week, Dad will grant their wish. By the end of a week’s chicken duty, young readers will agree: the Morgans and Deeter have earned their trip to Starlight Park!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
114
Reading age
9–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
740L
Themes & topics
Books about birthdaysBooks about chickensBooks about siblingsBooks about farm animals
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.7
F&P level
~R
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
62004
Publication
Published
October 16, 2012
First published
January 1, 2001
Publisher
Two Lions
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780761451488

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