Basil in the Wild West (The Great Mouse Detective #4)

by Eve Titus (Author) Paul Galdone (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Named one of "13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid" by Buzzfeed.com and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective is back and tackling America's most ruthless outlaws in the Wild West!

In this case of the smiling smugglers, Basil is off to the Wild West. But this time the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world takes on the Big Cheeses of American mouse crime!

Basil's first stop is New Mexico, where a notorious gang of smiling smugglers is holed up with their ruthless leader, JJ, who is trying to set up his own superstate with the profits from his ill-gotten gains!

Then, Basil heads to the Grand Canyon, to solve the mystery of "The Thing" that is terrifying guests at The Hathaway Hotel. Basil's number-one suspect is Monterey Jack, one of America's Most Wanted mouse outlaws, a wily and dangerous foe! Basil, his faithful companion Dr. Dawson, and their loyal pony from CLOPS (Cheese Lovers Official Pony Service) take off for the burning desert chase. Everyone calls it Mission Impossible. Has the genius detective finally met his match?
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Eve Titus
Eve Titus (1905-2002) wrote many books for children during her long career, including the Basil of Baker Street books and the Anatole series.

Paul Galdone (1907-1986) illustrated hundreds of children's books, including the Basil of Baker Street series and the Anatole books, which received Caldecott Honors. He was posthumously awarded the 1996 Kerlan Award for his contribution to children's literature.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481464109
Lexile Measure
740
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication date
February 20, 2017
Series
The Great Mouse Detective
BISAC categories
JUV002180 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Library of Congress categories
Mice
Mystery and detective stories
Detective and mystery fiction
West (U.S.)
Smugglers

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