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Synopsis
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?
Is The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 8 and up.
Parents should know this book features animal deaths (including a pet chicken killed by steamroller) presented in a humorous, non-graphic way. The Grim Reaper appears as a character, and ghost animals haunt the protagonist, but the tone is comedic rather than frightening.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include animal death and death.
Who'll love this
Kids will love the funny premise of ghost animals haunting Rex's room and the mystery of solving their zoo deaths before it happens again.