Will Sparrow's Road Contributor(s): Cushman, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544336321 ISBN-13: 9780544336322 Publisher: Clarion Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" L (0.35 lbs) 224 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Seasonal - Summer - Seasonal - Fall - Ethnic Orientation - British Isles - Event - Summer - Event - Fall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 154899 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
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Publisher Description: In his thirteenth year, Will Sparrow, liar and thief, becomes a runaway. On the road, he encounters a series of con artists--a pickpocket, a tooth puller, a pig trainer, a conjurer--and learns that others are more adept than he at lying and thieving. Then he reluctantly joins a traveling troupe of oddities, including a dwarf and a cat-faced girl, holding himself apart from the monsters and resolving to be on guard against further deceptions. At last Will is forced to understand that appearances are misleading and that he has been his own worst deceiver. The rowdy world of market fairs in Elizabethan England is the colorful backdrop for Newbery medalist Cushman's new comic masterpiece. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Cushman, Karen: - Karen Cushman's acclaimed historical novels include Catherine, Called Birdy, a Newbery Honor winner, and The Midwife's Apprentice, which received the Newbery Medal. She lives on Vashon Island in Washington State. Visit her online at karencushman.com and on Twitter @cushmanbooks. |
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