The Possum Always Rings Twice

Get ready for muckraking time at Emerson Hicky Elementary. The race is on for student council president, but it's quickly getting fishier than the bottom of a pelican's lunch box. Someone is sending candidates ominous threats and posting signs with messages like FIR IS FIRST! and DOWN WITH FEATHERS. Could someone be trying to rig the election? Good thing Chet and Natalie are around to expose the filthy frauds!

About the author

BRUCE HALE is the author of Snoring Beauty, illustrated by Howard Fine, as well as the fifteen Chet Gecko mysteries. A popular speaker, teacher, and storyteller for children and adults, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.
www.brucehale.comBRUCE HALE is the author of Snoring Beauty, illustrated by Howard Fine, as well as the fifteen Chet Gecko mysteries. A popular speaker, teacher, and storyteller for children and adults, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.
www.brucehale.com

Summary

Get ready for muckraking time at Emerson Hicky Elementary. The race is on for student council president, but it's quickly getting fishier than the bottom of a pelican's lunch box. Someone is sending candidates ominous threats and posting signs with messages like FIR IS FIRST! and DOWN WITH FEATHERS. Could someone be trying to rig the election? Good thing Chet and Natalie are around to expose the filthy frauds!

Additional text

Praise for books in the Chet Gecko series:
"Zesty and entertaining . . . Young readers . . . will want to scuttle along with this schoolyard sleuth."--The Bulletin
 
"Those who haven't read a 'Chet Gecko' mystery don't know what they're missing."--School Library Journal
 

Product details

• Authors: Hale Bruce Hale, Bruce Hale
• Assisted by: Bruce Hale (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2007
• EAN: 9780152052331
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205233-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 191 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 100 g
• Series: Chet Gecko Mysteries (Unnumber; Chet Gecko Mysteries (Unnumber; Chet Gecko
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Interactive Adventures, JUVENILE FICTION: Comics & Graphic Novels / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians, JUVENILE FICTION: Sports & Recreation / Football