The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure

They're darling. They're daring. They know their shapes They're chicks on a mission--and on this, their first (mis)adventure, the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition.

Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they're too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime.

So when Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the chicks know they're about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes ("Big" is not a shape, Squirrel ) and utter fear of whatever it is that's out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals.

But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard. What if it's a UFO full of aliens who want chickens as pets? It's up to the Chicken Squad to crack a case that just might be out of this world.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/08/2014
ISBN: 9781442496767
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 116
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 04/28/2014
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 82
New York Times Book Review 08/24/2014 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 167095 / Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5