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Guys Read: Funny Business
Contributor(s): Scieszka, Jon (Author)

ISBN: 0061963739 ISBN-13: 9780061963735
Publisher: Walden Pond Press

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2010
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available)

Series: Guys Read

Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.54" W x 7.72" L (0.67 lbs) 288 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2010 pg. 80
School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 126
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2011 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 179

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 143038
Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Funny Business, the first volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face.

There's something for everyone in this collection of short stories from some of the funniest writers around. This hilarious, offbeat first installment in the Guys Read Library is 100% grade-A humor, guaranteed to have kids of all ages asking for more.

Authors include Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo & Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo, with illustrations by Adam Rex.

Contributor Bio(s): Scieszka, Jon: -

Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.

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