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Cover of Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl

Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl

Kay Healy

Casey is an upbeat, somewhat clueless aspiring detective who seeks out mysteries to solve, often reaching answers by accident. In this humorous graphic novel, she juggles a campaign for fifth-grade class president, finding homes for seven kittens, asking AJ to a dance, and improving her detective work. Just as her plans appear to be falling into place, everything begins to unravel, leaving Casey with more cases to investigate.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
329L
ATOS Book Level
2.4
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
3,169
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
J
Themes
Animals · Friendship · Humor · Mystery And Discovery · School
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Holiday House
Published
September 30, 2025
Pages
160
ISBN-13
9780823462476
Language
English
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