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Pemba's Song: A Ghost Story
Contributor(s): Nelson, Marilyn (Author), Hegamin, Tonya C. (Author)

ISBN: 054502076X ISBN-13: 9780545020763
Publisher: Scholastic Press

OUR PRICE: $14.44

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2008
* Out of Print *

Annotation: Newbery Honor winner Nelson collaborates with new writer Hegamin in this rap-inspired thriller--a supernatural tale told in the voices of a modern-day teenager and the ghost of an 18th-century slave girl.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2007051044

Age Level: 12-15

Grade Level: 7-10

Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" L (0.45 lbs) 109 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - Connecticut
- Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
- Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2010
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2012

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2008 pg. 890
Booklist 11/01/2008 pg. 34
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 124
Multicultural Review 03/01/2009 pg. 84
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 102 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 126464
Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0

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