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A to Z Mysteries: the Runaway Racehorse by Ron Roy

A to Z Mysteries: the Runaway Racehorse

Ron Roy

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · October 22, 2002

A Mystery pick for readers exploring A to Z Mysteries: the Runaway Racehorse.

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Who it’s for
A missing racehorse and an unexpectedly slow return make this alphabet-set mystery easy to gallop into.
Themes
Mystery-solving, Horse racing
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! R is for Racehorse . . . And they’re off! The kids can’t wait to see Uncle Warren’s racehorse Whirlaway’s big event. But then the horse disappears.

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He shows up the next day, just in time to lose the race. Why is Whirlaway suddenly so slow? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on the case!

A Horse-Sized Puzzle

A missing racehorse and an unexpectedly slow return make this alphabet-set mystery easy to gallop into.

Come here for

  • A horse mystery with a clear question to chase
  • A lively case led by Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose

Expect

  • A chapter-book mystery built around a racehorse’s disappearance
  • A fresh-looking edition of an A-to-Z series classic

Where it sits

Horse Stories91%
Mysteries & Detective Stories77%
Chapter Books61%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horse Stories
  • Mysteries & Detective Stories
  • Chapter Books
Authors
Ron Roy
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
October 22, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Mystery-solving · Horse racing
Reading lane
Horse Stories