Someone Is Missing! (Dear Beast #3)

by Dori Hillestad Butler (Author) Kevan Atteberry (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Dear Beast

Who says cats and dogs don't get along? A snobby cat and a good-natured dog team up--sort of--to solve the mystery of a missing classroom pet in this playful illustrated chapter book told in letters.

Simon the cat and Baxter the dog have finally learned how to share their owner, Andy. It helps that Simon lives with Andy's mom and Baxter lives with Andy's dad. When a problem comes up, they simply exchange letters to sort it out. Baxter's spelling has even improved . . . though not by much.

But then Andy's class pet goes missing, which causes an argument with his friend Noah. Andy is so, so sad. Both Simon and Baxter want to solve the mystery and make Andy happy again. Which pet will collect the clues and piece together the solution?

This funny and heartwarming collaboration between Geisel Honor and Edgar Award-winning author Dori Hillestad Butler and bestselling illustrator Kevan Atteberry is a tribute to the love of a good pet and the joy found in new friendship. With eight chapters and adorable full-color illustrations on every spread, the series is a perfect read for parents to share with kids.

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The story is humorous, and the adorable illustrations of each character add much to the text. This book introduces young readers to the mystery genre as the characters search for clues and put the pieces together. . . . A strong continuation to the series
Dori Hillestad Butler
Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children's choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823451357
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
January 11, 2022
Series
Dear Beast
BISAC categories
JUV002190 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Cats
Dogs
Letters
Leopard geckos as pets

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