13 Hangmen Contributor(s): Corriveau, Art (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419701592 ISBN-13: 9781419701597 Publisher: Amulet Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2012 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2011052137 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (1.05 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Nominee, Juvenile, 2013 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2012 Publishers Weekly 03/26/2012 pg. 82 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2012 Booklist 05/01/2012 pg. 54 School Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 140 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 64 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 152090 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Some people won't believe any of this story. You might be one of them. But every single word is true. Tony DiMarco does catch a murderer, solve a mystery, and find a treasure--all in the first few days after he moves, unexpectedly, to 13 Hangmen's Court in Boston. The fact that he also turns thirteen at the same time is not a coincidence." So begins the story of Tony and his friends--five 13-year-old boys, all of whom are living in the same house in the same attic bedroom but at different times in history None are ghosts, all are flesh and blood, and somehow all have come together in the attic room, visible only to one another. And all are somehow linked to a murder, a mystery, and a treasure. Praise for 13 Hangmen"Fascinating tale. Ghostly fun in old Boston."--Kirkus Reviews "The book's design nicely differentiates Tony's story, set in 2009, from the past narratives. Recommend this engaging historical mystery to readers who devoured Dan Gutman's Baseball Card Adventures series and are ready for a longer, more complex adventure." --Booklist "Corriveau merrily ransacks historical episodes and figures (e.g., the Great Molasses Flood, the Underground Railroad, Boston mayor John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald) and spins, twists, and manipulates their stories to advance the DiMarco family mystery. The result is a novel that agilely balances humor and tension." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "This is an exceptionally good story, with a wry, humorous tone that has particular boy appeal. It covers baseball, history, sibling rivalry, girls, and mystery, and folds in the space-time continuum." --School Library Journal |
Contributor Bio(s): Corriveau, Art: - Art Corriveau holds an MFA in writing from the University of Michigan. His writing has received great reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, and many others. Booklist praised How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a Dog), his first middle-grade novel, for its "vividly drawn" characters. He lives in Vermont. |
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