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 as 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. . . .
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"This mystery series featuring Chet Gecko is great for reading out loud. Lots of voice options can be used. " — Penny (4 out of 5 stars)
"This mystery series featuring Chet Gecko is great for reading out loud. Lots of voice options can be used. "
" One of my favorite series when I was in very early elementary school :) "
" I like the part when Herman showed all his teeth. "
" One of my favorite series as a kid. "
" cute...this was a really easy book to read and has the voice of a P.I. I'm not sure fourth/fifth graders will understand the P.I. voice...BOB book "
" These were so funny! I remember staying up late at night to finish this! "
" The mystery story line was really secondary to the humor, which was fantastic & dead-on, although I fear it could be lost on its target audience. A perfect sendup of the "hard-boiled" gumshoe genre. "
" I liked it for the word play, which introduces lots of fun possibilities to kids, but not so much for the stereotyping - dumb jocks, male ego, etc. "
" Chet was the first series of books that I ever really loved. "
" This book is an awesome mystery series! Their also really funny! "
" Cute mystery series great for 2-4 graders. Very silly. "
" I pleasant little book, great for light reading. Very cute. "
Bruce Hale is passionate about inspiring reluctant readers to read. He has written or illustrated more than thirty seriously funny books for children, including the popular Chet Gecko Mysteries series and the comics-novel hybrid Underwhere, as well as picture books like Snoring Beauty and Moki and the Magic Surfboard. An actor and Fulbright Scholar in Storytelling, Hale is in demand as a speaker, having presented at conferences, universities, and schools across North America—from the Maui Writers Conference to the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia. His acting resume includes regional commercials, theater, and an independent film, The Ride. His book The Malted Falcon was an Edgar Award finalist, and Murder, My Tweet won the Little D Award for Humor Writing. Hale loves jazz and sings with an a cappella group called VocalPoint in Santa Barbara.
Jon Cryer has acted on Broadway, on TV and in film. He is most known for his Emmy-winning role as single dad Alan Harper on TV’s Two and a Half Men as well as role as Duckie in the ‘80s classic Pretty in Pink.
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