The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Reynolds, Aaron

New York Times best-selling author Aaron Reynolds delivers an "entertainingly spooky romp" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about Rex Dexter, who is itching to have a dog . . . but ends up with a pet chicken. One hour and fourteen minutes later, the chicken is dead (by a steamroller), Rex is cursed (by the Grim Reaper), and wild animals are haunting Rex's room (hounding him for answers). Even his best friend Darvish is not going to believe this, and that kid believes everything!

Rex's uninvited ghostly guests are a chatty, messy bunch. And they need Rex to solve their mysterious deadly departures from the Middling Falls Zoo before it happens again. But how?

Author: Aaron Reynolds
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/28/2020
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781368051835
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509910 / Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2020
Booklist 02/15/2020 pg. 84
School Library Journal 04/01/2020 pg. 132
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2020

About the Author
Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times best-selling author and has written many highly acclaimed books for kids, including DUDE!, Creepy Pair of Underwear, Caveboy Dave, and the Caldecott Honor-winning Creepy Carrots. Aaron lives in Chicago with his wife, two kids, four cats, and anywhere between zero and ten goldfish, depending on the day.