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Mosquitoes Don't Bite Me
Contributor(s): Noyce, Pendred (Author)

ISBN: 194343137X ISBN-13: 9781943431373
Publisher: Tumblehome, Inc.

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2018

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 780

Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (1.05 lbs) 200 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - East Africa
- Ethnic Orientation - African
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Family

Features: Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 193053
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Mosquitoes don't bite Nala Simiyu. It's part of who she is, like being a half-Kenyan seventh-grader whose mother is in a wheelchair. But when a schoolmate's father--who happens to head up a large drug company--learns of Nala's special power, the excitement begins. After helping out with mosquito research, Nala has the chance to travel to Kenya to investigate mosquitoes' reactions to her father's family. All goes well until a man heartbroken by his daughter's death from malaria kidnaps Nala. In the midst of a realistic adventure story, this book will introduce young readers to such dilemmas as health disparities, subtle racism, and who owns biological information. Brave, fallible, compassionate and spirited, Nala is a strongly relatable character in a loving, imperfect family.

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