Roger Takes a Chance (Book Buddies #4)

by Cynthia Lord (Author) Stephanie Graegin (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Book Buddies

Longing for independence and adventure brings Roger the chick more than he bargained for in a Book Buddies episode offering plenty of charm.

Roger the chick almost never gets the chance to do things on his own--he's always attached by Velcro to his mother, Olive the hen, who prefers a quiet nap to any excitement. The two Book Buddies even come as a pair when they're borrowed from the library, so Roger doesn't go on many solo adventures. One day, a boy named Liam is persuaded by his little sister to borrow Roger and Olive before picking up Grandpa from the airport. While Liam is preoccupied with showing Grandpa how grown-up he is, however, Roger the chick wriggles free, only to be accidentally left behind.

Could this be the chance that Roger's been waiting for, or will his airport adventure--complete with a too-playful dog and a looming top of the escalator--prove too exciting even for him? If Liam admits his mistake, will he have a chance to show how grown-up he is--and help Roger get back from the Lost and Found?

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With a simple, direct writing style and expressive, grayscale illustrations, the fourth book in the lovable Book Buddies series is just right for kids who are beginning to move up to chapter books, but still enjoy the interplay of words and pictures.

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Cynthia Lord
Cynthia Lord is the author of award-winning middle-grade fiction titles such as the Newbery Honor Book Rules, Touch Blue, Half a Chance, A Handful of Stars, and Because of the Rabbit. She is also the author of the Hot Rod Hamster picture book and early reader series as well as the Shelter Pet Squad chapter book series. Cynthia Lord lives in Maine.

Stephanie Graegin is the author-illustrator of Little Fox in the Forest and the illustrator of many other picture books, including You Were the First by Patricia MacLachlan and Water in the Park by Emily Jenkins. Stephanie Graegin lives in Brooklyn.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781536237252
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
June 11, 2024
Series
Book Buddies
BISAC categories
JUV047000 - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
JUV040000 - Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Stuffed animals (Toys)
Freedom
Autonomy

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