Trouble Finds Plum! (Plum the Peacock)

by Matt Phelan (Author) Matt Phelan (Illustrator)

Trouble Finds Plum! (Plum the Peacock)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

When raccoons invade the Athensville Zoo, it's up to Plum and his friends to save their beloved home.

From award-winning author-artist Matt Phelan, creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels, Trouble Finds Plum! comes the third book about a young peacock whose adventures are funny, hopeful, and always kindhearted. A hilarious, highly illustrated novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere.

When Plum the peacock stumbles across a raccoon asking for help finding food on a gloomy day at the zoo, he is delighted to assist his new friend. But Scratch the raccoon doesn't stop there. More and more of Scratch's friends arrive, and soon the zoo is overrun by rowdy and rude raccoons. Though trouble might have found Plum, Plum has a plan to save the Athensville Zoo--and make a few new friends at the same time.

Award-winning author Matt Phelan has elementary school readers at the heart of each book in the Plum series. These young middle grade novels have short chapters and energetic black-and-white illustrations on almost every page, and each book tackles an emotional theme relevant and accessible to the audience.

Full of heart and humor, Trouble Finds Plum! is the third novel about bighearted Plum the peacock and his adventures at the Athensville Zoo. The Plum books are ideal for fans of The Princess in Black and Mercy Watson series.

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Expert plot and character development take this latest in the series up a notch.


Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063296244
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Publication date
October 10, 2023
Series
Plum the Peacock
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002260 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Zoos
JUV039120 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
Library of Congress categories
Zoo animals
Zoos
Raccoon
Peacocks
Animal fiction
A Junior Library Guild Selection

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