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CHET GECKO Series by Bruce Hale

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Chet Gecko --- a fourth-grader. He is also a wisecracking detective, with a taste for trouble and for sweets!

Natalie Attired --- Chet's detective partner. She's a mockingbird who can mimic anyone's voice, and is well known for her truly rotten jokes.

Shirley Chameleon --- Chet's classmate. She flirts with Chet, even though he thinks girls are packing cooties.

Mr. Zero --- the fat cat school principal. He is sometimes called "Big Fat Zero."

Mrs. Bagoong --- the school's cafeteria lady who is also an iguana

Mr. Ratnose --- Chet's fourth-grade teacher

Minerva "Minnie" Stroney --- the school cook

Frenchy LaTrine --- a cheerleading mouse

Rocky Rhode --- a horned toad and a tough cookie.

Maureen DeBree --- the head janitor

Mrs. Glick --- Mrs. Glick, aka "The Beast of Room 3," is the detention room teacher.

Coach "Beef" Stroganoff -- the football coach and PE teacher

Erik Nidd --- a sixth-grader who is also a spider

Meena Moe --- Chet's classmate who is also a guinea pig

Scott Freeh --- anatole lizard, actor, twin

Bjorn Freeh --- the twin brother of Scott Freeh

Bona Petite --- a slinky "guy magnet" squirrel teacher

Play-Haunting Ghost --- the spirit of Emerson Hicky, founder of Emerson Hicky Elementary School

Anne Gwish --- a parakeet student

T-Bone LaLouche --- the ringtail boyfriend of Anne Gwish

Sarah Tonin --- a ballet-loving mole

Ms. Shrewer --- the shrew vice principal at Emerson Hicky Elementary

Maggie Crow --- Principal Zero's secretary

Oliver Suddon --- an owl student

Trixie --- a bunny student

Waldo --- a furball student (no one quite knows exactly WHAT Waldo is)

Twang --- a ferret student, who is part of the band known as the Stench Bombs

Lamar --- a Kingfisher student and member of the Stench Bombs

Boomchukka --- the raccoon member of the Stench Bombs

Fweeter --- the crow member of the Stench Bombs

Kent Hoyt --- a bobcat teacher

Mrs. Toaden --- a first-grade teacher

Ben Dova --- a wolverine bully

Popper --- a tree frog; candidate for school president

Viola Fuss --- a sandpiper; candidate for school president

Perry Winkel --- a fox; candidate for school president

Nadia Nyce --- a mink; campaign manager for Perry Winkel

Dum-Dum --- a badger bully

Burly and Gangly --- rat thugs

Bubba Ganoosh --- a punk possum; Cool Beans's nephew

Bo Newt --- Chet's salamander friend

James Bland --- a penguin who is a new student at Chet's school.

Ginger Vitus--- a sparrow who hires Chet to find her sister.

Conjuncti Vitus --- commonly called "Connie," she is Ginger's sister.

Marge Supial --- a school nurse who happens to be a wombat.

Bitty Chu --- a gopher who is Chet's classmate.

Olive Drabb --- a field mouse who is Chet's classmate.

Charles de Gull --- a seagull with a reputation as a bad dude.

Claire Voyant--- a mud hen who is a teacher at Chet's school.

Zibo --- a skunk who is Charles de Gull's sidekick.

Officer Frick and Officer Frack --- dogs who are cops.

Mindy --- a Ferret soccer player.

Amanda Reckonwith --- a yard-duty teacher who happens to be a snapping turtle.

Barbara Dwyer --- a porcupine who is a substitute teacher.

Anna Motta-Pia --- a rabbit and junior janitor.

Miss Flemm --- a Chihuahua who happens to be a first-grade teacher.

Johnny Ringo --- a raccoon with a bad rep as an Emerson Hicky black market wheeler/dealer.

Gustav Mauler --- a Lynx music teacher.

Luz Lipps --- a flying squirrel hall monitor.

Balthazar Boa --- a giant boa.

Dr. Tanya Lightov --- a woodchuck who happens to be an inventor.

Igor Beaver --- the teacher's pet.

Stu Pigeon --- the schoolyard tattletale.

Pete Moss --- a woodchuck who is Dr. Lightov’s nephew.

Albert Dentay --- a frog who is the school’s assistant chef.

Goldie Locket --- a bullying badger.

Jerry Dooty --- a gopher and an assistant janitor.

Bosco Rebbizi --- a ferret who is one of the Dirty Rotten Stinkers.

Kurt Replie --- a rat who is a member of the Dirty Rotten Stinkers.

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