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Shelf Life: Stories by the Book
Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Editor)

ISBN: 0689841809 ISBN-13: 9780689841804
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

OUR PRICE: $16.14

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2003
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Annotation: "Books saved my life, " says Paulsen. And to help save other lives, he has asked ten top writers to contribute a story to this collection to benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide, the foremost literacy organization in the world.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2002066901

Age Level: 10-14

Grade Level: 5-9

Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.74" W x 9.2" L (0.76 lbs) 173 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Awards: Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2005

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2003 pg. 913
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2003 pg. 79
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2003 pg. 230
Booklist 08/01/2003 pg. 1983
School Library Journal 08/01/2003 pg. 164
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2003 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 184 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 184 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 70436
Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen has long been an ardent supporter of books, reading, and literacy programs. To further the cause of ProLiteracy Worldwide, he asked prominent authors to write an original story; the only restriction was that each story was to include mention of a book. The result is this collection, Shelf Life: Stories by the Book. From Jennifer L. Holm's story of a girl on Mars trying desperately to return to Earth to Gregory Maguire's domestic intrigue; from Kathleen Karr's story of a thief in turn-of-the-century Chicago to M. T. Anderson's mysterious shipboard adventure; from A. LaFaye's tale of magical wonderment to Marion Dane Bauer's story of doing good, this volume provides a full range of reading for every taste. Other authors featured here are Joan Bauer, Ellen Conford, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Ellen Wittlinger.
Sales of this book benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide, an international network with more than 1,400 programs in the United States and 79 partner programs abroad, whose mission is to change lives through literacy.

Contributor Bio(s): Paulsen, Gary: - Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He has written over 100 books for adults and young readers. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.

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