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Mercy on These Teenage Chimps
Contributor(s): Soto, Gary (Author)

ISBN: 0152062157 ISBN-13: 9780152062156
Publisher: Clarion Books

OUR PRICE: $7.59

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2008
Annotation: On his 13th birthday, Ronnie wakes up feeling like a chimp, and he's been muddling through each gawky day since. Now his best friend, Joey, has turned 13, and after Joey humiliates himself in front of a cute girl, he climbs a tree and refuses to come down. So Ronnie sets out to woo the girl on Joey's behalf.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2006002599

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)

Guided Reading: V (Grade 5)

Physical Information: 0.41" H x 4.97" W x 7.03" L (0.28 lbs) 160 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Sex & Gender - Masculine
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 112306
Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

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Publisher Description:

On his thirteenth birthday, Ronnie woke up feeling like a chimp--all long armed, big eared, and gangly. He's been muddling through each gawky day since. Now his best friend, Joey, has turned thirteen, too--and after Joey humiliates himself in front of a cute girl, he climbs a tree and refuses to come down. So Ronnie sets out to woo the girl on Joey's behalf. After all, teenage chimps have to stick together.

Acclaimed author Gary Soto tells a fun and touching story about friendship, understanding, and the painful insecurities of being thirteen.

Contributor Bio(s): Soto, Gary: -

Gary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults and young people. He lives in Berkeley, California. Visit his website at www.garysoto.com.

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