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    The Pet Rock Ransom: A Graphic Novel

    Part of Class Pet Ghost Detective

    Author Akeem S. Roberts
    Illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts
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    Penguin Young Readers | Kokila
    On sale Nov 03, 2026 | 96 Pages | 9798217115174
    Grades 1-3
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    An eight-year-old boy solves mysteries with the ghost of his former class pet, a naked mole rat, in this funny supernatural graphic novel series for early readers.

    It’s Field Day at Creek Elementary, but Carter can't focus on the relay race or water balloon toss because Lester’s pet rock Rocky is missing! Carter and Mr. Pebbles are on the case in this third installment of the Class Pet Ghost Detective series.

    Don’t miss the other books in the series: What Happened to the Naked Mole Rat? and Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake.
    © Michèle Eyenga
    Akeem S. Roberts is the illustrator of the J.D. the Kid Barber chapter book series, the first book of which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2021, a Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021, a Charlotte Huck Award Honor recipient, and a Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection. He has worked as an illustrator for Hasbro (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) and as a cartoonist for The New Yorker. The Class Pet Ghost Detective series is his author-illustrator debut. Visit Akeem at AkeemTeam.com to see more of his work. View titles by Akeem S. Roberts

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    An eight-year-old boy solves mysteries with the ghost of his former class pet, a naked mole rat, in this funny supernatural graphic novel series for early readers.

    It’s Field Day at Creek Elementary, but Carter can't focus on the relay race or water balloon toss because Lester’s pet rock Rocky is missing! Carter and Mr. Pebbles are on the case in this third installment of the Class Pet Ghost Detective series.

    Don’t miss the other books in the series: What Happened to the Naked Mole Rat? and Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake.

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    © Michèle Eyenga
    Akeem S. Roberts is the illustrator of the J.D. the Kid Barber chapter book series, the first book of which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2021, a Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021, a Charlotte Huck Award Honor recipient, and a Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection. He has worked as an illustrator for Hasbro (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) and as a cartoonist for The New Yorker. The Class Pet Ghost Detective series is his author-illustrator debut. Visit Akeem at AkeemTeam.com to see more of his work. View titles by Akeem S. Roberts

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