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Killing Time in Crystal City
Contributor(s): Lynch, Chris (Author)

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ISBN: 1442440112 ISBN-13: 9781442440111
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

OUR PRICE: $15.29

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2015
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2013043299

Age Level: 13-17

Grade Level: 8-12

Lexile Measure: 830(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" L (0.70 lbs) 240 pages

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Review Citations: School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 120
Publishers Weekly 10/20/2014
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 52
Romantic Times 01/01/2015 pg. 41 - Excellent
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 130 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 178877
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0

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Publisher Description:
A teen runs away from his broken life and invents a new one in this dazzling adventure from Printz Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch.

Crystal City called for him, and Kevin answered. And why wouldn't he? His relationship with his father is broken--as is his arm. With barely anyone to miss him or care if he's gone, it seemed like the perfect time for Kevin to run away to his estranged uncle and create an entirely new identity. New name. New attitude. New friends. Maybe even a new girl.

From the first moment of adventure, Kevin's life takes a turn for the exciting. Making friends seems easy with his new persona, especially when a group of homeless beach bums instantly includes him in their crew. But do they like the real Kevin, or the guy he's pretending to be? And will this new lifestyle help Kevin escape from the misery of his former life--or will it drag him right back into the reasons he left home?

Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Chris: - Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book Freewill, Iceman, Gypsy Davy, and Shadow Boxer--all ALA Best Books for Young Adults--as well as Killing Time in Crystal City, Little Blue Lies, Pieces, Kill Switch, Angry Young Man, and Inexcusable, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.

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