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Mercy's back for a third rollicking adventure!

Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this minute! As he drags the toaster across the counter - screeeeeech - and drops it into his bag - clannngggg - little does he know that a certain large pig who loves toast with a great deal of butter is stirring from sleep. Even less could he guess that comedy of errors (not to mention the buttery sweets in his pocket) will soon lead this little man on the wild and raucous rodeo ride he's always dreamed of! Nosy neighbors, astonished firemen, a puzzled policeman, and the ever-doting Watsons return for a new tongue-in-snout adventure about Kate DiCamillo's delightfully single-minded pig.

Author: Kate DiCamillo
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/22/2006
Series: Mercy Watson #3
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.38h x 6.64w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780763625900

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 107765 / Mercy Watson Fights Crime


Award: 2007 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award Honor Book - Transitional Fiction