Dear Bats: The Creepy Cave Caper — Carole Marsh

When Piper and Peter Post find a curious postcard from Kentucky, they get most suspicious! Afterall, it's addressed “Dear Bats” and they don't think the writer means baseball bats! So, they set off on a family vacation to a famous, enormous, bat-filled cave in where else? Kentucky!- to solve the postcard mystery. What happens when you mix together curious kids, postcards addressed to mysterious names, and parents that own an RV? These exciting new mysteries will take kids ages 7-14 around the United States in a beat-up RV that is always gassed and ready to go. This Mystery Series by Carole Marsh takes a fictional family immersed in all things “post” on the road as they try to solve these exciting postcard puzzles.


Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.


Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:

Grade Levels: 3-6

Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.0

Accelerated Reader Points: 2

Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 120328

Lexile Measure: 670

Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: N

Developmental Assessment Level: 3O