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The Benefits of Being an Octopus
Contributor(s): Braden, Ann (Author)

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ISBN: 1510737480     ISBN-13: 9781510737488
Publisher: Sky Pony
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2018016762
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (0.85 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Topical - Self-Esteem
- Topical - Family
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: School Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 65
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 112
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 198616
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
NPR Best Book of 2018, Bank Street List for Best Children's Books of 2019, Named to the Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher List, Maine's Student Book Award List, Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award List, Rhode Island Middle School Book Award 2020 List, 2020 Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award Nominee, 2021 South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee, 2020-2021 Truman Award​ (Missouri) Nominee, Middle School Virginia Readers' Choice Titles for 2020-2021​, Charlie May Simon Award 2020-2021 List, South Carolina Book Awards Nominee, 2020-2021.

Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other things they've got to do.

Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there's Lenny, her mom's boyfriend--they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer.

At school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Her only friend Fuchsia has her own issues, and since they're in an entirely different world than the rich kids, it's best if no one notices them.

Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus: eight arms to do eight things at once. Incredible camouflage ability and steady, unblinking vision. Powerful protective defenses.

Unfortunately, she's not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her mom's relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia's situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they're better than her. Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she's ever had?

This moving debut novel explores the cultural divides around class and the gun debate through the eyes of one girl, living on the edges of society, trying to find her way forward.


Contributor Bio(s): Braden, Ann: - Ann Braden writes books about kids struggling to find their voice amid the realities of life. She founded GunSenseVT, a grassroots group focused on championing the common ground on the issue of guns in Vermont. She also founded the Local Love Brigade, which now has chapters all over the country sending love postcards to those who are facing hate. Ann lives in southern Vermont with her husband, two children, and two insatiable cats named Boomer and Justice. Visit her online at www.annbradenbooks.com.
 
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