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Sinister Substitute

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By Wendelin Van Draanen
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Sinister Substitute
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Daves most despised teacher, a gleeful frog dissector named Ms. Veronica Krockle, is absent. Her students are psyched! But Sticky is suspicious. Especially when the substitute teacher turns out to be strangely interested in geckos. Or rather, boys withpetgeckos. Thats no substitute! Thats Damien Black, dastardly treasure hunter and master of disguise! If Damien Black is in school, does that meanhesbehind Ms. Krockles absence? Could she have been kidnapped? And does that mean Dave has to rescue her? Ay chihuahua! The capped crusader is (reluctantly) on the case.

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23546 words23,546 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 860LLexile 860L
Grade 3 to 6Grade 3 to 6
Age 8-11Age 8-11
Published 2010Published 2010

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Book ISBN:

9780375843785

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