THE CHAMELEON WORE CHARTREUSE; THE MYSTERY OF MR. NICE

Bruce Hale, . . Harcourt, $4.95 (, $4.95 each ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-15-202515-1

. Fourth-grade gumshoe Chet Gecko and his smart sidekick, Natalie Attired, search for a missing chameleon in the first whodunit, and follow up their suspicions that the principal is up to something in the second. PW said, "Beginning readers especially will appreciate the offbeat, likable cast and quirky comedy." Ages 8-12. (Apr.)

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