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Claim to Fame
Contributor(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson (Author)

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ISBN: 1416939172     ISBN-13: 9781416939177
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2009
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Annotation: Lindsay can hear anything anyone says about her, anywhere in the world, in Margaret Peterson Haddix's compelling teen novel "Claim to Fame."
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008040792
Age Level: 12-15
Grade Level: 7-10
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.81" W x 8.36" L (0.82 lbs) 272 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2009
School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 118
Publishers Weekly 11/23/2009 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2010
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 96 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 134179
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Lindsay Scott hit the big time at age five, when she became the star of the television show Just Me and the Kids. It seemed like she was set for life--until she had a nervous breakdown when she was eleven, because Lindsay had suddenly developed a very dangerous sense of ESP--the ability to hear what anyone was thinking about here, at any time, anywhere in the world. Lindsay's father whisked her away to her long-gone mother's house in small town Springdale, and Lindsay was amazed to discover that within the four walls of the house, she can't hear anything out of the ordinary. And so Lindsay has stayed hidden in the house, safe from other people's thoughts, doing her best to stay out of sight and let the world forget her.

When the tabloids print a where are they now story about her, claiming that Lindsay's maniacal father has kept her imprisoned in her house for the past five years, a couple of well-meaning teens attempt to rescue Lindsay. For the first time in five years, Lindsay is outside the protective quiet of her house. And that's when she hears the one voice she never expected to hear: her mother's.

When she discovers that perhaps her mother didn't leave voluntarily, she has a choice to make: will she risk everything to find the truth about her past--and the source of her ability?


Contributor Bio(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson: - Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.
 
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