The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp Contributor(s): Appelt, Kathi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442421053 ISBN-13: 9781442421059 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mammals |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2012023723 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2015 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2015 Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2015 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2015 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2015 Nene Award, Nominee, Children's Fiction, 2015 William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2016 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2015 National Book Awards, Finalist, Young People's Lit., 2013 Cybils, Finalist, Speculative Fiction, 2013 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013 Booklist 05/01/2013 pg. 79 Publishers Weekly 05/20/2013 Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2013 pg. 122 School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 76 New York Times Book Review 07/14/2013 pg. 16 Shelf Awareness 07/30/2013 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 71 Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2013 pg. 70 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 35 NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 35 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 15 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average BookPage 08/01/2013 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 159788 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Meet Bingo and J'miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this National Book Award finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. Raccoon brothers Bingo and J'miah are the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts. The opportunity to serve the Sugar Man--the massive creature who delights in delicious sugar cane and magnanimously rules over the swamp--is an honor, and also a big responsibility, since the rest of the swamp critters rely heavily on the intel of these hardworking Scouts. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn is not a member of any such organization. But he loves the swamp something fierce, and he'll do anything to help protect it. And help is surely needed, because world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn Sugar Man swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park, and the troubles don't end there. There is also a gang of wild feral hogs on the march, headed straight toward them all. The Scouts are ready. All they have to do is wake up the Sugar Man. Problem is, no one's been able to wake that fellow up in a decade or four... Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt's story of care and conservation has received five starred reviews, was selected as a National Book Award finalist, and is funny as all get out and ripe for reading aloud. |
Contributor Bio(s): Appelt, Kathi: - Kathi Appelt is the author of the Newbery Honoree, National Book Award finalist, PEN USA Literary Award-winning, and bestselling The Underneath as well as the National Book Award finalist The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, Maybe a Fox (with Alison McGhee), Keeper, and many picture books including Counting Crows and Max Attacks. She has two grown children and lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband. Visit her at KathiAppelt.com. |
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