This Gum for Hire: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye (Chet Gecko Mystery) - Hardcover

Hale, Bruce

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9780152024918: This Gum for Hire: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye (Chet Gecko Mystery)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152024913 ISBN 13: 9780152024918

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2002

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When the members of Emerson Hicky's football team mysteriously vanish, Chet Gecko, who is not the least bit upset by this turn of events, is forced by Herman the Gila Monster, Chet's arch enemy and the number one suspect, to clear his name and find the real culprit. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Those who haven't read a "Chet Gecko" mystery don't know what they're missing."

"Beginning readers will appreciate the offbeat, likeable cast and quirky comedy and may well look forward to Gecko's second case."

"The clever dialogue is filled with the kind of sarcastic similes that would have made Mickey Spillane proud.... It may resonate with young fans who want to go beyond Marjorie Sharmat's "Nate the Great" series."

"Kids will also appreciate Chet's constant desire for foods such as "greasy horsefly burritos" or "Lice Krispie treats." Black-and-white line drawings appear every few pages, depicting funny animal characters with exaggerated human characteristics." -- School Library Journal 9/1/2002 "School Library Journal 9/1/2002"

About the Author:

BRUCE HALE is the author of five picture books as well as the Chet Gecko mysteries. A popular speaker, teacher, and storyteller for children and adults, he was awarded a Fulbright grant in 1998 to teach storytelling and to study folklore in Thailand. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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