Zack and the Turkey Attack! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481437790)

A boy must outsmart a tormenting turkey and solve the mystery surrounding some missing jewelry in this feel-good middle grade novel from the Newbery Award-winning author of the Shiloh series.

Zack has a problem. A turkey problem. A TOM turkey to be exact. Every weekend Zack goes to his grandparents' farm with his father. As soon as he and his dad pull up in the truck, that ol' Tom turkey's right there, waiting, ready to peck, peck, peck at Zack's legs. Now, Zack isn't usually a scaredy-cat but this is different. The bird is flat out mean, and has clearly got it out for Zack. His best friend Matthew thinks he's exaggerating, so one weekend Zack brings him along and sure enough the turkey is laying in wait...this time for them both! The boys realize they need something to turn the tables, so they decide to build--in Rube Goldberg style--a giant LOUD contraption to scare the turkey away for good.

What the boys don't count on is the seemingly know-it-all neighbor Josie's news that there's a mysterious robber prowling around the neighborhood. Bracelets, necklaces, and coins have gone missing, and the odd thing is that the robber leaves V-shaped footprints...

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
ISBN-10: 1481437798
ISBN-13: 9781481437790
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 191599 / Zack and the Turkey Attack!


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 110
Publishers Weekly 09/11/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 85
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 117 - Superior,Well Above Average