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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1971
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
By Ellen Raskin
A storm, a vanished husband, and a cryptic clue: can she unravel the mystery?
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176 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Mrs. Carillon's long-awaited reunion with her childhood husband is shattered by a storm that leaves him missing and only a cryptic clue behind. As she searches for Leon—or is it Noel?—she's drawn into a web of puzzles. Why does a crossword expert wear a helmet at dinner? Were Tony and Tina truly Siamese twins? And what on earth is a glub blub? Each question leads her deeper into a mystery that challenges her wits and courage. Can she solve the riddles and find her husband before it's too late?
From the publisher
When Mrs. Leon Carillon sets off to meet the husband she hasn’t seen since he was five, she doesn’t know what to expect. She certainly doesn’t bargain for the storm that knocks their boat overboard, or the fact that her husband will disappear, leaving only one very watterlogged clue. She also doesn’t know that while she searches for Leon (or is it Noel?) she will have to find the answer to these important questions: Were Tony and Tina really Siamese Twins? Why does the crossword puzzle expert wear a helmet during dinner? And what do the glub blubs mean?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 760L
The author
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.9
- F&P level
- ~R
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 74152
Publication
- Published
- January 6, 2011
- First published
- January 1, 1971
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142417003
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