| Saturday Boy Contributor(s): Fleming, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0670785512 ISBN-13: 9780670785513 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2013 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012029680 |
| Age Level: 10-UP |
| Grade Level: 5-UP |
| Lexile Measure: 710(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" L (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Friendship |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Finalist, Children's Book, 2016 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2015 Great Stone Face Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2014 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 504 - Book Of Special Distinction School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 80 Publishers Weekly 07/08/2013 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 96 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 158928 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If there's one thing I've learned from comic books, it's that everybody has a weakness--something that can totally ruin their day without fail. For the wolfman it's a silver bullet. For Superman it's Kryptonite. For me it was a letter. With one letter, my dad was sent back to Afghanistan to fly Apache helicopters for the U.S. army. Now all I have are his letters. Ninety-one of them to be exact. I keep them in his old plastic lunchbox--the one with the cool black car on it that says Knight Rider underneath. Apart from my comic books, Dad's letters are the only things I read more than once. I know which ones to read when I'm down and need a pick-me-up. I know which ones will make me feel like I can conquer the world. I also know exactly where to go when I forget Mom's birthday. No matter what, each letter always says exactly what I need to hear. But what I want to hear the most is that my dad is coming home. |
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