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Mercy Watson fights crime

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	DiCamillo, Kate
Other Authors:	Van Dusen, Chris (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson ; 3.
Subjects:	Pigs > Juvenile fiction. Burglary > Juvenile fiction. Humorous stories > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.
Physical Description:	70 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0763625906 (alk. paper) 9780763625900 (alk. paper) 9780763649524 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Kate DiCamillo is the author of the first two stories starring the porcine wonder, Mercy Watson to the Rescue and Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride . She is also the author of The Tale of Despereaux , which won the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie , which received a Newbery Honor; The Tiger Rising , a National Book Award Finalist; and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chris Van Dusen illustrates the Mercy Watson series with a nostalgic comic flair. He also writes and illustrates picture books. Chris lives in Maine, USA.