“J.J. Tully Mystery” series by Doreen Cronin
- The Trouble with Chickens
- The Legend of Diamond Lil
- The Chicken Squad
- The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken (Chicken Squad)
Chapter Books (for 8 – 10 year olds).
Fun, silly stories about an overly self-important guard dog and some chicks who are too smart for their own good.
Recommended age: 6 – 8; 8 – 10; 10 – 12.
In the first book, Trouble¸ J.J. is outsmarted by the evil housedog, Vince. But good wins out in the end and Vince is caught in his own trap. In Diamond Lil¸ J.J. finds an opossum raiding the dog house. Then he finds beautiful Diamond Lil who has moved in next door. But things are more complicated than they seem. In The Chicken Squad¸ Tail the squirrel comes in with the story of a great flying danger. The chicks decide it is a UFO come to steal their mother. In the end, J.J. needs to come and rescue them. In the Weird Blue Chicken, the chicks solve a mystery for a blue jay, but everything is not what it seems.
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