Class Pet Ghost Detective - What Happened to the Naked Mole Rat?

paperback/ graphic novel

Synopsis

A new funny supernatural graphic novel series for early readers about an eight-year-old boy who solves mysteries with the ghost of his former class pet.

Mr. Pebbles is dead, and everyone thinks it’s Carter’s fault!

When Carter’s third-grade class accuses him of killing the class pet, a naked mole rat named Mr. Pebbles who shivers a lot and smells a little funny, can Carter clear his name . . . with the help of Mr. Pebbles's ghost?

Author/Illustrator

Akeem S. Roberts is the illustrator of the J.D. the Kid Barber chapter book series, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2021, a Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021, a Charlotte Huck Award Honor recipient, and a Texas Bluebonnet MasterList selection. He has worked as an illustrator for Hasbro (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) and as a cartoonist for The New Yorker. The Class Pet Ghost Detective series is his author-illustrator debut.

Praise

“Roberts lightens the pet-death theme with lots of comedy . . . the over-the-top facial expressions and reactions will likely find an audience with young manga fans.”
—Booklist

“An amiably silly tale with a confident Black boy at its center . . . This series starter will appeal to fans of the gentle action, mild mystery, and clever humor in Jamieson’s The Great Pet Escape.”
—BCCB

“Just when you think every school story has been done before, here comes this new series to set you straight.”
—100 Scope Notes Blog

“Mysteries, ghosts, and classroom chaos? Count us in. This early graphic novel is spooky fun with heart.”
—Barbershop Books, Inc. nonprofit

Product Details

ISBN: 9780593856673