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Dear mouse friends, Welcome to the world of
Dear mouse friends,Welcome to the world of
The RodenT’s GazeTTe
Editorial Staff
Geronimo StiltonA learned and brainy mouse; editor of
The Rodent’s Gazette
Thea StiltonGeronimo’s sister and special correspondent at The Rodent’s Gazette
Trap StiltonAn awful joker;
Geronimo’s cousin and owner of the store Cheap Junk for Less
Benjamin StiltonA sweet and loving nine-year-old mouse; Geronimo’s favorite
nephew
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ISBN 978-1-338-08782-6
Text by Geronimo Stilton Original title Operazione panettone Cover by Roberto Ronchi (design) and Andrea Cavallini (color) Illustrations by Danilo Loizedda (design), Valeria Cairoli (pencils and inks), and Daria Cerchi and Serena Gianoli (color) Graphics by Michela Battaglin
Special thanks to Shannon Penney Translated by Julia Heim Interior design by Kevin Callahan/BNGO Books
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Printed in the U.S.A. 40 First printing 2017
Zzzzzzzzz . . .
Snore, Snore, Snore . . . Squeak?
One calm spring morning, I was home in my mousehole snoring away in my comfy little bed . . .
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Well, I was snoozing peacefully until suddenly someone started throwing rocks at my bedroom window!
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!I checked the time. Holey cheese — it was
five o’clock in the morning!I rolled over and closed my eyes, muttering,
“Slimy Swiss balls, go away — I’m sleepy!”Then someone rang the buzzer.
Bzzzzz -bz-bzzz
-bzzz-bzzz... BZZZZZZZ
ZZZZ!
Slimy Swiss balls, go away!W
ho could it be?
Snore, Snore, Snore . . . Squeak?
At the same time, my home phone started ringing. I was getting all kinds of text messages and emails on my cell phone, too!
Ring ring riiiiing!
I put the pillow over my head and
grumbled, “Some of us are in the middle of very important sleeping!”But a moment later, I heard a knock on my
door.
Ding!Ding!Ding!
Ding!
Ding!Ding!
Knock, knock,knock,
knock,knock,knock,kno
ck!
Putrid cheese puffs,
that’s enough! Bing! Bing! Bing!
Snore, Snore, Snore . . . Squeak?
I ROLLED out of bed, yelling at the top of my lungs, “Putrid cheese puffs, that’s enough! I want to sleep!”Just then, someone shouted,
“Geronimooooo!”I couldn’t tell who in the world was
squeaking. This wasn’t just one voice — it was a whole chorus of different voices! Even so, they sounded familiar . . .
Thundering cattails!Sighing, I trudged out my front door — and
could hardly believe my eyes! Parked in front of my house was an ultra-modern Super RV.You may think I’m squeaking nonsense,
dear rodent friends, but I swear that this RV . . .
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Snore, Snore, Snore . . . Squeak?
Basically, the cheese-colored Super RV was completely enormouse!And that’s not all! Most of my family
and friends were poking their snouts out of the RV’s windows. Those were the voices I’d heard!
. . . was as long as a train car!
. . . was as wide as a truck!
. . . and was as tall as a three-story house!
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Snore, Snore, Snore . . . Squeak?
Holey cheese balls!
BRUCE HYENA
STEVIE STINGYSNOUT
PETUNIA PRETTY PAWS
THEA
PROFESSOR CHEESEPUFF
GRANDFATHER WILLIAM
SQUEAKY AND SQUEAKETTE
AUNT STITCHY AND UNCLE KINDPAWS
BENJAMIN AND BUGSY
WUGSY
TRAP SAMUEL STINGYSNOUT
HERCULE POIRAT AUNT
SWEETFUR
AND UNCLE
GRAYFUR
The STilTon Family Super rV
UNCLE GAGRAT
LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN
DINING ROOM
BEDROOMS
RETRACTABLE WINGS
SECOND COMMAND
CENTER
Super rVThis is an RV unlike any other — it transforms into all different fabumouse vehicles! It can drive on the street like a car, fly in the sky like a plane, or sail the seas like a boat.
HEATED OLYMPIC-SIZED POOL
COMMAND CENTER
DRIVER’S SEAT
RASCAL GRABBER
SAUNA
LIBRARY
