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When Dad Killed Mom
Contributor(s): Lester, Julius (Author)

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 ISBN: 0152046984     ISBN-13: 9780152046989
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $13.25  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2003
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Annotation: In a heartbreaking story about domestic violence, two teenagers must deal with what happens when their father kills their mother.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00012033
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" L (0.50 lbs) 216 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Family
Features: Ikids
Review Citations: Kliatt 07/01/2003 pg. 24
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 49889
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Jenna and Jeremy knew their parents' marriage was in trouble. But no one could have predicted what would come next. Now with Mom dead and Dad in jail, Jenna and Jeremy must re-create a family of their own. But each guards a secret that could send their fragile new lives into a tailspin.
Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester paints a dramatic portrait of a family forced to confront the unimaginable.
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Contributor Bio(s): Lester, Julius: - JULIUS LESTER is the author of more than twenty books for young readers. He writes and teaches in western Massachusetts.
 
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