Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Measure®: 860L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: NR
Genre
- General Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Social Studies
- Character and Values
- Culture and Diversity
- Friends and Friendship
About This Book
QUESTIONSSensitive and idealistic fifteen-year-old Kelly McAllisterfeels at odds with everyone around her. Her best friendhas suddenly turned boy crazy. Her talented mothercreates greeting card designs instead of real art, andher father never talks to her about anything exceptworking hard and getting ahead.
That's why Kelly becomes so involved in the plight of ahomeless Vietnam vet who takes refuge in the libraryeach day. Interviewing him began as a Social Studiesproject, but it takes on new meaning after her offers offood and friendship backfire into a real disaster.What had the war done to destroy this man? And whathad it done to her own father, who had been to thesame war ... and refuses to speak of it?
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1 Paperback
2 Hardcover
1 Teacher's Edition
$48.99 Subtotal


