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The Battle Begins

The Battle Begins

By Tony Abbott, illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo

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Grades 4 - 6

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Grade level Equivalent: 4

Lexile Measure®: 550L

DRA: 40

Guided Reading: S

Genre

  • Legends and Myths
  • Series
  • Fantasy

Theme/Subject

  • Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Witches
  • Courage, Bravery, Heroism
  • Friends and Friendship

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About This Book

This chapter-book series brings the mythological appeal of the popular Percy Jackson & the Olympians to younger readers. Written by the author of The Secrets of Droon, which has sold millions of copies and won countless devoted fans, this funny, high-energy adventure is sure to keep boys and girls turning the pages.Owen Brown is just an ordinary fourth-grader at an ordinary school. Or so he thinks. Then his best friend, Dana, disappears right through the floor of their school — and Owen's normal life is turned upside down! Determined to find Dana, Owen and his friends Jon and Sydney set out on a mysterious, mythological rescue mission. But the three friends are about to discover that Dana's disappearance is part of a much larger riddle...and they're right at the center of it!

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Tony Abbott's biography
Tony Abbott
The author of three best-selling series for young readers, Tony Abbott didn't actually turn to writing full-time until 1994. Though he first came to attention with his Danger Guys series, begun in 1994, Tony Abbott has continued to gain recognition for The Secrets of Droon, an ongoing series that independent bookstores count in their top ten fantasy book recommendations for Harry Potter fans.
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