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96 pp.
| Clarion |
September, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-395-68964-3$$15.00
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Sue Truesdell.
When the local bully starts combing his hair, wearing cologne, and following them around, the Scarface Detectives (a.k.a. Willie, Lucy, and Kyle) fear the worst: aliens must have taken over his brain. The sleuths' efforts to prove their case make for lots of laugh-out-loud sequences, well matched by the breezy cartoon-style illustrations. Plenty of clues help point readers to the real reason for Chuckie's about-face.