Mercy Watson Is Missing!

Every favorite character from Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books makes an appearance in this extended,riotously funny series crescendo. When Mercy Watson the pig goes missingall of Deckawoo Drive is in an uproar. The Watsons are inconsolableand the local policefireand animal control departments are no help whatsoever. Bossy neighbor Eugenia Lincoln is not quite as sad as she might bebut thankfully her sisterBaby Lincolnhas the idea to hire a private investigator. GrantedPercival SmidgelyPImay be more bumbler than gumshoebut his pigeonPollyis there to point the way. MeanwhileFrank and Stella Endicott and Stella’s friend Horace Broom are ready to do some investigating of their own. Will the clever neighborhood sleuths manage to follow the trail of hoofprints–and a certain overwhelmingly enticing scent–and recover their porcine wonder? With deftly paced narrative comedyvisual slapstickabundant artwork in both black and white and full colorand warm affection for their cast of charactersKate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen bring us a highly satisfyingextra-special series finale that rewards loyal fans–and invites new readers to explore the stories that came before.