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Windcatcher
Contributor(s): Avi (Author)

ISBN: 0380718057 ISBN-13: 9780380718054
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1992
Annotation: While maneuvering his sailboat through the narrow channels between offshore islands, Tony suddenly loses his sense of direction and becomes involved in a daring hunt for a 200-year-old shipwreck.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 540(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.16" W x 7.51" L (0.21 lbs) 128 pages

Features: Ikids, Maps, Price on Product

Awards: Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 1994

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/1997 pg. 1427
Publishers Weekly 09/21/1992

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 5099
Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Tony can hardly believe it. He's sailing with the wind, maneuvering through the narrow channels between the offshore islands with amazing skill. And he'sjust learned to sail But suddenly Tony is confused. Which way had he come? Which way is he headed? And who are the mysterious couple with the high powered motor boat who are to busy searching beneath the water to answer his call for help?

Tony does some searching on his own. What he discovers leads him on a daring hunt for a 200-year-old shipwreck . . . and a dangerous confrontation with treasure hunters who will stop at nothing to keep Tony from learning their secret.

Contributor Bio(s): Avi: -

Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at www.avi-writer.com.

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