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(0)Julie Dretzin
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It is 1943, and 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father--but no one will tell her exactly where he is. When she reaches Los Alamos, New Mexico, she learns why: he's working on a top secret government program.
2) Prep
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
This New York Times best-seller is a funny and poignant coming-of-age story, a dead-on examination of adolescent angst, and a sharp criticism of America's social structure. Fourteen-year-old Lee Fiora enrolls at the prestigious Ault School of Massachusetts and is surrounded by beautiful, wealthy students. She immediately feels like an outsider, but manages to carve out a niche for herself. Then everything falls apart when Lee's private thoughts become...
3) Three Days
Author
Publisher
Perfection Learning Prebound
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Jackie and her dad are enjoying a driving trip through Italy when suddenly her dad collapses and dies at the wheel of their rental car. After signaling for help, Jackie is picked up by two men who don't speak English. At first she is relieved, but as the miles go by, she suddenly realizes that they aren't headed for help. The end of their journey is a house in the Italian countryside far away from anything that is familiar. As a motherly...