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Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon

Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon( )
Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Illustrator: Van Dusen, Chris
Series title:Tales from Mercy Watson's Deckawoo Drive Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7636-8039-8
Publication Date:Aug 2015
Publisher:Candlewick Press
Book Format:Digital (delivered electronically)
List Price:USD $6.99
Book Description:

Deckawoo Drive's intrepid animal control officer meets her match-or does she? A funny, heartfelt, and fast-paced romp from Kate DiCamillo. Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of animal control officers. She's battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. "The genuine article," Francine's dad always called her. She is never scared - until, that is, she's faced with a screaming raccoon...
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Dicamillo, Kate (Author)
Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1964. She received an English degree from the University of Florida. At the age of thirty, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked for a book warehouse on the children's floor. After working there for four and a half years, she fell in love with children's books and began writing. DiCamillo wrote the 2001 Newbery-honor book, Because of Winn-Dixie, which was adapted into a film in 2005. In 2004, she won the Newbery Medal for The Tale of Despereaux, which was also adapted into a movie in 2008, and for Flora and Ulysses in 2013. Her other works include the Mercy Watson series, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and The Magician's Elephant. She was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress for the term 2014-2015.

Kate's title, Raymie Nightingale, mde the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

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