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Contributor(s): Knowles, Jo (Author)

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 ISBN: 0805092072     ISBN-13: 9780805092073
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
OUR PRICE: $14.44  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2010029883
Age Level: 12-18
Grade Level: 7-13
Lexile Measure: 610 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.09" W x 8.52" L (0.76 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Sex & Gender - Lesbian
- Topical - Family
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2011
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2011
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2011 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 158
Booklist 09/15/2011 pg. 75
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 102 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 145197
Reading Level: 3.7   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Bean (n e Pearl) and Henry, misfits and best friends, have the strangest mothers in town. Henry's mom Sally never leaves the house. Bean's mom Lexie, if she is home, is likely nursing a hangover or venting to her friend Claire about Bean's beloved grandfather Gus, the third member of their sunny household.

Gus's death unleashes a host of family secrets that brings them all together. And they threaten to change everything--including Bean's relationship with Henry, her first friend, and who also might turn out to be her first love.

Contributor Bio(s): Knowles, Jo: - Jo Knowles is the author of the novels Jumping Off Swings and Lessons from a Dead Girl. She lives in Vermont with her husband and son.
 
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