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 Chameleon
Wore Chartreuse, The: A Chet Gecko Mystery
by Hale,
Bruce
(Ages 9 - 12, Harcourt, $4.95, 0152024859) "Meet Chet Gecko, 4th grader
at Emerson Hicky Elementary. When Billy Chameleon disappears from school one
day, Chet must battle a Gila monster and escape certain death by chlorination
before he uncovers Billy's trail!" - Libby Alison Richmond, Inklings
Bookshop, Yakima, WA
Also: The
Mystery of Mr. Nice
Farewell,
My Lunchbag
The
Chameleon Wore Chartreuse & The Mystery of Mr. Nice on audiotape
 Freddy
the Detective
by Brooks,
Walter R., illustrated by Kurt
Wiese
(Ages 9 - 12, Puffin (Penguin Putnam, $6.99, 0141312343) "The Library Journal
says: 'Freddy is simply one of the greatest characters in children's literature!'
And I agree. Freddy is a multi-talented pig: detective, editor, magician and
more. He is sassy and sagacious, a lover of language and a true wit, like his
creator Walter Brooks, who served on the editorial board of The New Yorker in
the 1930s." - Bobby Tichenor, Annie Bloom's, Portland, OR
Also: Freddy
Goes to Florida
Freddy
& the Ignormus
 Freddy
the Pilot
Freddy
Goes to the North Pole
Freddy
the Politician
Freddy
& the Bean Home News
Freddy
& Mr. Camphor
Freddy
& the Space Ship
Freddy
& the Flying Saucer Plans
Freddy
& the Dragon
 Betsy-Tacy
by Lovelace,
Maud Hart
(Ages 9 - 12, HarperTrophy, $6.99, 0064400964) "The Betsy-Tacy series remains
one of my best childhood memories. My mom got me hooked on them and I devoured
each one from Betsy at age 5 through her wedding. Timeless in their tales about
friendship, it is a joy to see this series back in print for more kids to inhale."
- Sheri Kraft, Alibi Books, Glenview, IL
Also: Betsy
and Tacy Go Downtown
Betsy
& Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
Betsy-Tacy
and Tib
 Betsy
and the Great World
Betsy
Was a Junior
Betsy
in Spite of Herself
Heaven
to Betsy
Betsy
and Joe
Betsy's
Wedding
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"It's
been marvelous to travel around and see that independent bookstores are
this large underground railroad of culture and taste."
-- Lemony Snicket
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