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The Diary of Pelly D
Contributor(s): Adlington, L. J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0060766174     ISBN-13: 9780060766177
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
OUR PRICE: $9.49  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2008
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Annotation: This provocative first novel challenges readers to think about ethics, personal freedom, the role of government, genetic engineering, bigotry, and race, in this story of rich and popular Pelly D, whose diary is found among the rubble of a ruined city.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 14-UP
Grade Level: 9-UP
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.34" W x 7.22" L (0.41 lbs) 304 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 86746
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:

This is the diary of Pelly D. It, s totally secret, so if you are reading it I hate you already.

The notebook is wrapped in faded brown paper, sealed in a battered water can. Toni V, who works on the City Five demolition crew, unearths it as he's drilling through concrete. He shouldn't smuggle it back to his room, and he definitely shouldn't read it. But he does. At first, Toni V thinks Pelly D is rich, stupid, and petty. Yet he can't help starting to care for her, especially as she begins to write about the gene tagging, the bombs, and the fighting. Her words slowly reveal the chilling state of her world. What happened to Pelly D? Toni V needs to know. He has only one clue:

Dig--dig everywhere.

Contributor Bio(s): Adlington, L. J.: -

L. J. Adlington is the author of The Diary of Pelly D, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She graduated from Cambridge University, and has lived and worked in Japan and Spain. She now lives in York, England, where she teaches hands-on history lessons for museums, schools, and historical sites.


 
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