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Chapter Two Is Missing

Lieb, Josh

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Penguin

Annotation: Invites readers to help a narrator, an unqualified detective, and a sneaky janitor to find the missing chapter of the book.

Genre: [Humorous fiction] [Mystery fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #195257

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Common Core/STEAM: STEAM

Publisher: Penguin

Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 10/29/19

Illustrator: Cornell, Kevin,

Pages: 38 pages

ISBN: 1-9848354-8-3

ISBN 13: 978-1-9848354-8-2

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 29 cm.

Subject Heading:
Books and reading. Juvenile literature.
Books and reading. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

ALA Booklist (Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Lieb drops readers into the middle of an energetic detective story, inspiring them to analyze and solve the mystery of the missing chapter. The bossy main character frantically narrates his torturous circumstances e show can't go on without chapter two! He quarrels with Milo, the huffy, sloppy janitor, who's at least a person of interest. Bumbling detective McGarrigan arrives on the scene, but she's not much help. Chaos ensues as the narrator tries to solve the case, the culprit takes liberties with the type, and Detective McGarrigan hilariously interprets just about everything literally. Cornell's illustrations are composed in a minimal palette of black, white, and orange and have a distinctly vintage feel. Though it's rather wordy, and some of the more subtle jokes (like a stolen period) might fly over the heads of a typical picture-book reader, the clever word games and metaliterary approach will likely appeal to kids with a solid sense of irony. Hand to fans of Tara Lazar's 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story (2017) or Adam Rubin's High Five (2019).

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Word Count: 1,758

Reading Level: 3.5

Interest Level: P-2

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.5 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 511261 / grade: Lower Grades

"Very few books are this entertaining to read. Even fewer are literally an active crime scene. Please help find Chapter 2. Without it, this book is nothing." -John Oliver, host of HBO's Last Week Tonight

Chapter Two is Missing is a hilarious picture book mystery starring a hopelessly lost narrator, an unqualified detective, and a very sneaky janitor, who are all surprised to discover that second chapter of the very book of which they are a part is--gasp--missing!

Do not be alarmed, but the second chapter of this book appears to be missing! It was here a minute ago, but now it seems to have simply walked off. Not only that, but some of the punctuation has gone topsy-turvy, a bunch of letter Ms are hiding in Chapter 5, and Chapter 45 appears to be from another book entirely! The narrator is going to need some assistance getting things in order, especially with the unhelpful detective who keeps butting in and that shifty janitor lurking about. Luckily he has you--the reader--to help! From Emmy winning comedy writer and producer Josh Lieb, Chapter Two is Missing is a hilarious whodunit, an irreverent look at storytelling, and perfect for fans of Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) and The Book With No Pictures.

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