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    Chet Gecko, Private Eye, Book 1: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse

    Written by Bruce Hale

    Narrated by Jon Cryer

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Chet Gecko has always loved a good mystery. Like how do you squeeze ketchup into those little plastic packets? And, who put the boom in Shaka-laka-boom-boom?
    If there is a mystery to be solved, Chet's the one to do it. Who is he? Chet Gecko - Private Eye, the lizard from the fourth grade at Emerson Hickey Elementary.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 8, 2008
    ISBN9780739362624
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    Chet Gecko, Private Eye, Book 1: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse
    Author

    Bruce Hale

    Bruce Hale has written and/or illustrated over sixty books for kids and is the author of Clark the Shark; Clark the Shark Dares to Share; the award-winning Chet Gecko Mysteries series; Snoring Beauty, one of Oprah’s Recommended Reads for Kids; and the School for S.P.I.E.S. series. In his free time, Bruce enjoys hiking, watching movies, and making music. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, dog, and many hats. You can catch him online at brucehale.com.

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    • 4/5
      Set-up for the Chet Gecko Mystery series has Chet taking on a case at school where the little brother of a girl he likes is missing. The doll does not give Chet all the info she has and he has to do a little detective work. He gets a sidekick he didn't want with Natalie but it is a good thing she's there. She's got the brains.I enjoyed this book. The world building is good. It reminded me of a 1940's Film Noir movie. I liked Chet's thought process. He needs Natalie but eventually figures it out. I loved the humor and cannot wait to read the rest of the series.
    • 3/5
      Chet Gecko. Private Eye. Fourth grader at Emerson Hicky Elementary. Lizard. Shirley Chameleon's little brother is missing. Chet agrees to find Billy, for payment a stinkbug pie. So why is Billy hanging out with Herman the Gila monster and what does it have to do with football, a gopher, and the city dump?
    • 5/5
      I can't help but love this story. Chet Gecko is just plain funny, beginning to end. His gum-shoe detective work is wonderfully oddball and funny in a way that few books maintain so consistently. Natalie, his sleuthing partner, is cheesy and brilliant and he is so in love with private-eye motif that you can't help but love him. Great book, so long as you don't take yourself too seriously to get caught up in the fun.
    • 4/5
      Fourth-grader Chet Gecko is known around the playground as the guy who can solve mysteries, so when Shirley Chameleon’s little brother Billy is missing, she turns to Chet to find him. This charming little book is the kid’s version of the noir, hard-boiled detective story, although it’s told in a tongue-in-cheek way. I found it hysterically funny because of that, although I’m not sure kids will get all of the little jokes and plays on words. Nevertheless, the other jokes and the mystery of Billy’s disappearance should be enough to hold their attention.