This Gum for Hire

My son is 9 years old and hates chapter books, he would much rather be reading non-fiction. When I found the Chet Gecko series at the store, I took a chance and bought the first book. At first my son refused to read it, but after reading the first two chapters aloud as a bedtime story, he was hooked. He has since read all of the Chet Gecko novels and loves each and every one. I have read most of them to my students, (I teach reading recovery in a middle school)and they have always been a huge hit. While he may not be reading Chaucer, I am very happy to see him reading chapter books and enjoying himself. My six year old daughter also loves having the books read to her. I would recommend the Chet Gecko to any child, boy or girl, as a great introduction to mystery novels, detective stories, and bad puns.

I started reading this series to my first and second graders. The dialogue had my students in stitches! Great puns for the older students. Short chapters also helped keep their attention.

This Gum For Hire is about a gecko named chet. Chet solves mysteries and crimes. He is a chameleon so he can clime on walls. Chet gets hired by a kid on the football team. the kid asks him to find kids that are missing from the football team. Chet helps the kid. If the players aren't back by thursday Chet is going to be roadkill. Who is the trader? Can chet find out before thursdays game. Find out in This Gum For Hire by Bruce Hale.