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Mercy Watson #3: Mercy Watson Fights Crime
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Mercy Watson #3: Mercy Watson Fights Crime
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Mercy Watson #3: Mercy Watson Fights Crime

Written by Kate DiCamillo

Narrated by Ron McLarty

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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One night, Mercy hears a noise. An unlikely thief is robbing the Watsons! But as the thief soon discovers, crime doesn't pay. Not when there is a very large pig involved.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 10, 2007
ISBN9780739360460
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Mercy Watson #3: Mercy Watson Fights Crime
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Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamillo is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor Book; and The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award finalist. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Mercy Watson continues to delight in her third adventure in which she foils a not-so-scary thief. Leroy Ninker really wants to be a cowboy, but until he can realize his cowboy dreams he is a thief. His big mistake when trying to rob the Watsons is stealing the toaster. Mercy overhears and mistakes the sounds of the robbery for toast-making sounds and since there is nothing Mercy loves more than hot buttered toast, she heads to the kitchen to investigate. Extremely silly antics ensue involving the Lincoln sisters, our favorite firemen Ned and Lorenzo, Officer Tomilello, and bareback pig riding. The Mercy Watson series is just right for readers transitioning from easy readers to chapter books with Chris Van Dusen's illustrations adding a colorful, retro note to the mix.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love Mercy Watson, but I have to say I didn't love this one quite as much as the first two. In this one, there's a wannabe cowboy robber who gets surprised by Mercy when he's in the process of robbing the Watsons. He ends up riding Mercy and, through a series of misadventures, gets caught by the cops. I love most of the characters in the Mercy Watson books because they seem to be so organic to the setting and the story. But a short, wannabe-cowboy thief doesn't seem very organic to me! However, Mercy is still adorable, the illustrations are magnificent, the language is perfect easy-reader material, and all in all, it's very enjoyable.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Mercy the pig and her love of toast help catch a thief in this funny story of an obsessed pig after some tasty hot buttered toast. Leroy Ninker doesn't know what he's gotten himself into by trying to steal the toaster from the Watson's house on 54 Deckawoo Drive. My daughters and I laughed all the way through this story. Kate DiCamillo knows just how to get the reader excited for the next story about Mercy Watson.Nice collection of stories for students to have read to them or read on their own.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Mercy Watson interrupts a burglary-in-progress in her own home and takes the thief (who wants to be a cowboy) on a wild ride in search of butter. Kate DiCamillo's simple text conceals a magnificent amount of delightful detail and depth of characterization. Even readers who are not familiar with Mercy's exploits will quickly come to understand that she has had adventures involving the firemen, policemen, and the Lincoln sisters. Through sixteen chapters DiCamillo also manages to keep readers interested in learning what happens next. Each chapter ends with a mini cliffhanger (such as Mercy heading downstairs when the reader knows the thief is in the kitchen) or a funny situation. The illustrations by Chris Van Dusen have a shiny three-dimensional cartoon quality that brings to mind modern digital animation -- a style children are familiar with and enjoy. Public and school media libraries will find this book indispensable to their transitional book collection.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A delightfully wacky story about a the Watsons and their pet pig Mercy who lives and sleeps in the house with them and one night intercepts by accident the cowboy marauder, Leroy Ninker. It is of course Mercy who by her very pigness saves the day. This story is silly and simple and fun for new readers. The expressive nature of the characters add a lot to the comedy of errors in the story.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Mercy wakes up one night hearing noises, the srceech of the toaster being moved and the clank of the toaster being pushed down. Someone must be making toast! So off she goes but instead she discovers a tiny little man, Leroy, who wants to be a cowboy but has become a thief instead. Mercy and Leroy end up having fun together in the middle of the night but the neighbours don't agree and the police and firemen are called out to the disturbance. Another cute story but this time we just didn't seem to feel the exuberance of the previous two books. No complaints, it just didn't have any laugh out loud moments for us. Perhaps because this one goes a little too far overboard by bringing a human being into Mercy's antics, just a thought, as we didn't find Leroy an enjoyable character at all. But still cute, just not up to par with Books 1 and 2.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The second book my daughter read. We have reread it together many times.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    That buttered-toast-loving pig with a penchant for trouble, Mercy Watson, whose adventures began in Mercy Watson to the Rescue and continued in Mercy Goes for a Ride, returns for her third adventure in this entertaining chapter-book. Awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of the toaster being moved - surely a sign that toast is being made! - Mercy surprises a pint-sized burglar named Leroy Ninker, who dreams of being a cowboy. Needless to say, Mercy's actions (however inadvertent) save the day...I enjoyed Mercy Watson Fights Crime quite a bit, finding it (unlike many sequels) every bit as entertaining as its predecessors. Mercy herself is a winsome character who, with her inadvertent and unconscious participation in various human interactions around her, reminds me a bit of Judith Kerr's Mog (of Mog the Forgetful Cat). Coming from a Mog fan, that is, of course, high praise. With vividly colorful illustrations that add to the fun, an amusing tale of a toast-obsessed pig and a would-be burglar who longs to be a cowboy, and a cast of appealing secondary characters, many of whom appeared in the previous two entries in the series, this third Mercy Watson story is a winner!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The third installment of the Mercy Watson books, Mercy is back at it, this time stopping a thief from stealing from the Watsons! Mercy saves the day (unintentially! all she wanted was some buttery toast!) and is rewarded with her favorite treat at the end. This book is short and sweet and can easily be read by 7 yrs old and up!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    In the third book of the Mercy Watson series, Mercy the pig saves the day by catching the thieve who tries to steal from the Watson house. Unintentionally, Mercy catches the thieve by searching for the buttery toast she think someone is cooking. Throughout the story, the mean sister Eugenia think Mercy is at fault because pigs are not house pets, but once again Mercy becomes a hero and is rewarded at the end with toast. This book in the series is good for children because it teaches them that anyone can make a difference in helping others.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    We are really enjoying this series!

    The usual cast of characters are back at it again for this book. There is much talk of eating butter toast. Mercy is a hero.

    A really fun chapter book series that is great for young ones to hear as a read-aloud. The story lines are complex enough to keep parents interested but also easy enough to follow and understand.