Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 2.3
Lexile Measure®: 380L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: Not Available
Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Courage, Bravery, Heroism
- Divorce, Remarriage, Blended Families
- Honor
- Survival
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About This Book
Grainne's mother had disappeared years ago when her parents divorced. Now, shes reappeared and wants to meet. To avoid a prickly reunion, Grainne's stepmother Sandra and her two boys go on holiday in snowy Finland. When Sandra's sled disappears, the boys must take impossible risks to save her life.About the Authors or Illustrators
Roddy Doyle's first novel, The Commitments, was self-published in 1987 to great critical acclaim, and adapted into a hit movie in 1991. Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha won Doyle the Mann Booker Prize, the United Kingdom's highest literary honor. His A Star Called Henry was an international bestseller, and the much-anticipated sequel Oh, Play That Thing is a Fall 2004 publication.
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