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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 49
Language
English
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An Artist's Life: Historical Fiction about Art
Art & Artist Fiction
Coming of Age Stories
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Art & Artist Fiction
Coming of Age Stories
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Description
"A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld. Composed with the skills...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Three stories explore how we lose and find what matters most to us, as a girl finds a bright spot in a dark world, a boy leads a strange, lost being home, and a group of peaceful creatures loses its home to cruel invaders.
Three short stories that focus on loss and despair ; the final story, The rabbits, was written by John Marsden.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When Woodrow's mother suddenly disappears, he moves to his grandparents' home in a small Virginia town where he befriends his cousin and together they find the strength to face the terrible losses and fears in their lives.
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