Mr. Chickee's Funny Money

Overview

Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives 9-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros on it and the image of a familiar but startling face. Could it be a quadrillion dollar bill? Could it be real? Well, Agent Fondoo of the U.S. Treasury Department and his team of Secret Government Agents are determined to get that money back! But Steven and his best friends, Russell and Zoopy the giant dog, are more than a match for the Feds. After all, Steven is the president of the Flint Future Detectives Club, and the inventor of fantastic spying and detecting equipment such as the Snoopeeze 9000!

Editorial Reviews

"Offering catchy lingo, bigger-than-life predicaments and an array of boldly drawn characters," wrote PW, "this book is well aimed at readers in search of an unconventional and comical brand of mystery." Ages 8-12. (Feb.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Author Information

Bio of Christopher Paul Curtis

"To me the highest accolade comes when a young reader tells me, ' I really liked your book. ' The young seem to be able to say ' really ' with a clarity, a faith, and an honesty that we as adults have long forgotten. That is why I write." Christopher Paul Curtis Christopher Paul Curtis made an outstanding debut in children ' s literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham ' 1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Yearling

Filesize

1.67 MB

Number of Pages

160

eBook ISBN

9780307488459