Chet and his partner, Natalie Attired, investigate a cheating ring at Emerson Hicky Elementary School.

For use in schools and libraries only. A Chet Gecko mystery.

“Fourth-grade gumshoe Chet Gecko takes on his most baffling case yet . . . Clever, good fun” from the author of The Big Nap and the Clark the Shark books” (Kirkus Reviews). Chet Gecko doesn’t believe in the supernatural. His idea of voodoo is his mom’s cockroach ripple ice cream. But when a teacher reports seeing a monster by the light of a full moon, it falls to Chet and his sleek-winged partner, Natalie Attired, to answer the burning question: Is this the work of a vicious, supernatural werehamster on the loose? Or just another science fair project gone wrong? “The zany text reads like a mixture of stand-up comedy, Raymond Chandler mysteries, old films, and a fourth grader on an overdose of sugar.”—School Library Journal The Chet Gecko Mysteries are . . . “Zesty and entertaining.”—The Bulletin “Fodder for budding criminologists and stand-up comedians . . . Sassy.”—School Library Journal “A choice series for reluctant readers.”—Booklist

Something is trashing the classrooms at Emerson Hicky Elementary School, and sixth-grade private eye Chet Gecko sets out to find the creature that's responsible.

Offers strategies and resources for youth services librarians who want to introduce humor into their programs, featuring tricks of the humor trade, programming models, and select bibliographies of humor books.

Chet Gecko is hired by Principal Zero to investigate the disappearance of valuable items from Emerson Hicky Elementary--including Mama Gecko's pearls.

Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee—stinkbug pie. So when fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet expects the case to be as easy a pie. But Billy's disappearance is part of a larger plot, one that involves the Rat Sisters, a riddling junkyard dog, and a vicious Gila monster named Herman. If Chet doesn't solve the case fast, the entire school could be humiliated. Worst of all, Chet might not get his fee. And Chet's hungry. . . .

A how-to for every budding detective/gourmand/comedian!

When fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko is called to catch someone who is stealing food from the school cafeteria, he finds himself framed for the crime. Chet's tattered casebook is chock-full of the hilarious characters, wacky one-liners, and fast-paced mystery that have everyone else boggled. Can Chet Gecko solve the mystery?