My One Hundred Adventures Contributor(s): Horvath, Polly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375855262 ISBN-13: 9780375855269 Publisher: Yearling Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2010 Annotation: THE WINNER OF a National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and countless other awards has written her richest, most spirited book yet, filled with characters that readers will love, and never forget. Jane is 12 years old, and she is "ready "for adventures, to move beyond the world of her siblings and single mother and their house by the sea, and step into the "know-not what." And, over the summer, adventures do seem to find Jane, whether it's a thrilling ride in a hot-air balloon, the appearances of a slew of possible fathers, or a weird new friendship with a preacher and psychic wannabe. Most important, there's Jane's discovery of what lies at the heart of all great adventures: that it's not what happens "to "you that matters, but what you learn about yourself. "From the Hardcover edition." |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: My One Hundred Adventures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" L (0.60 lbs) 272 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 124693 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
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Publisher Description: THE WINNER OF a National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and countless other awards has written her richest, most spirited book yet, filled with characters that readers will love, and never forget. Jane is 12 years old, and she is ready for adventures, to move beyond the world of her siblings and single mother and their house by the sea, and step into the "know-not what." And, over the summer, adventures do seem to find Jane, whether it's a thrilling ride in a hot-air balloon, the appearances of a slew of possible fathers, or a weird new friendship with a preacher and psychic wannabe. Most important, there's Jane's discovery of what lies at the heart of all great adventures: that it's not what happens to you that matters, but what you learn about yourself. And don't miss Polly Horvath's Northward to the Moon, the sequel to My One Hundred Adventures. |
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