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The Case of the Runaway Dog (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #7) Paperback – March 1, 2001

by James Preller (Author), John Speirs (Illustrator), R. W. Alley (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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Super-sleuths Jigsaw Jones and Mila must solve their most important case yet when Jigsaw's dog Rags turns up missing, in a puzzle- and activity-filled mystery perfect for reluctant readers. Original.
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  1. Reading age
    7 - 10 years
  2. Print length
    80 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    2 - 5
  5. Lexile measure
    410L
  6. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
  7. Publisher
    Scholastic
  8. Publication date
    March 1, 2001
  9. ISBN-10
    0439114268
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0439114264
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James Preller is the author of many books for young children, including the popular JIGSAW JONES series and his middle-grade novels, ALONG CAME SPIDER and JUSTIN FISHER DECLARES WAR! He lives in Delmar, New York, with his wife, Lisa; three children — Nicholas, Maggie, and Gavin; two cats; and a goldendoodle named Daisy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic (March 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0439114268
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0439114264
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 410L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 18 ratings

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    James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books. He has also written widely for young readers of all ages, from picture books to young adult novels. Some middle-grade titles include: Blood Mountain (October, 2019), Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, The Courage Test, 2016 Junior Library Guild Selection, The Fall, a YALSA award-winner, Better Off Undead, and Before You Go -- as well as the "Scary Tales" and "Big Idea Gang" series. Younger readers might enjoy his pirate-themed books (A Pirate's Guide to First Grade) and an upcoming picture book of haiku, All Welcome Here (Spring, 2020). He lives in Delmar, New York, and gratefully visits schools around the country. He maintains a lively blog at jamespreller.com and may be contacted through that site.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Susan Irving
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newenglander
5.0 out of 5 stars great reading
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2011
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This book was a perfect fit for my six-year-old grandson who is an advanced reader. He loved the book and wanted more.
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Rosa Cline
5.0 out of 5 stars ) This (in my opinion) is one of the better ones I've read
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014
This is book #7 of the Jigsaw Jones books, (although you don't have to read them in order to understand what happened before.) This (in my opinion) is one of the better ones I've read. I read them to my special needs teen age son and he usually enjoys them. Although this book had more pictures almost one per page which made it more interesting for him as a listener. That was SOOO nice... he was able to follow the story better than the others.

In this story Jigsaw (the young boy that is the detective) and his friend is just spending a boring day walking in the park finding things to do. Jigsaw has his beloved dog Rags with them. They start talking about holidays and how much they like which ones and they decide to chase Rags like he's a turkey and they are a Pilgrim and Indian. Rags disappears, which really upsets Jigsaw. His friends join him to try and find Rags. So as he goes home heavy hearted to tell his family they join in his search. An elderly lonely man in the park helps them with some information Mila (Jigsaw's best friend) mentions to Jigsaw that the man isn't creepy but that he is just lonely.

This book was wonderfully written with so many life lessons mixed into a charming book! Life Lessons a child never knew they were there (basically not just slap in the face 'this is how you act' ect.) Several of these Jigsaw books have been my favorite but this one was very nice to read at Thanksgiving or anytime you want to help a child learn the importance of friendship and being thankful.
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