Books like Class pets by Frank Asch

Name: Class pets
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Frank Asch

Molly and Jake, two mice in search of the perfect home, enter P.S. #42 and quickly discover that the school has as many dangers as wonders. They soon come across the ghost of a class pet, adding an eerie element to the already magical school.

First publish date: 2002

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy

Authors: Frank Asch

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