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The great hamster massacre / Katie Davies ; illustrated by Hannah Shaw.

Davies, Katie, 1978- (Author). Shaw, Hannah, (illustrator.).

Summary:

After a long pestering campaign, nine-year-old Anna and her younger brother Tom finally get a pair of hamsters, but when the pets are found mysteriously dead, the siblings and neighbor Suzanne launch an investigation throughout their neighborhood.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1442420626
  • ISBN: 9781442420625
  • Physical Description: 177 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : Beach Lane Books, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2010 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."--title page verso.
Target Audience Note:
1000L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.1 3 145092.
Subject:
Death > Fiction > Juvenile fiction.
Detective and mystery stories > Juvenile fiction.
Families > England > Fiction > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Fiction > Juvenile fiction.
Hamsters > Fiction > Juvenile fiction.
Humorous stories > Juvenile literature.
Siblings > Fiction > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings.
England > Fiction.
England > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Detective and mystery fiction.
Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Mars Hill Library J FIC DAV GC1 (Text) 30229101162112 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J DAVIES (Text) 39493106951546 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Barco Library J F DAV (Text) 39488200847822 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Clemmons Branch J Davies, Katie (Text) 0112518113926 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Fletcher Branch DAV (Text) 33258003954323 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Franklinton Branch J/Davies (Text) 72350000087356 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library J Davies (Text) 33115006945981 Juvenile Fiction Available -
High Point Library J FIC Davies Katie (Text) 30519008921119 Juvenile Fiction Available -
J.C. Holliday Library J F Dav (Text) 810191000946945 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/14/2026
North Asheville Library J DAV (Text) 0020509019244 Juvenile Fiction Available -