The Malted Falcon
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2003 · Est. 2 hour read

The Malted Falcon

Written & illustrated by Bruce Hale

Book #7 in the Chet Gecko series

A detective duo uncovers school secrets and hunts for a missing dessert ticket.

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128 pages· 15,144 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Fourth-grade detective Chet Gecko and his witty partner Natalie Attired tackle two puzzling cases at Emerson Hicky Elementary. First, they expose a classroom cheating ring, then hunt for a missing ticket to the ultimate dessert prize, the Malted Falcon. Can they solve these mysteries before chaos erupts? Danger and humor collide in this deliciously intriguing adventure.

From the publisher

In these two wisecracking, sidesplitting mysteries from Chet Gecko’s tattered casebook, the fourth-grade detective and his punning mockingbird partner, Natalie Attired, keep the peace at Emerson Hicky Elementary. In the first, the two sleuths blow the lid off a cheating ring in Mr. Ratnose’s classroom, and in the second, they track down the winning ticket for the biggest, chocolatiest, most gut-busting dessert ever, the Malted Falcon. Danger has never been so delicious!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
128
Words
15,144
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
440L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.4
F&P level
~L
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
68615
Publication
Published
October 1, 2008
First published
April 1, 2003
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152167127

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