Ten-year-old Maxine is determined to become a famous inventor so she can take care of her younger brother’s heart condition, and she convinces a troubled classmate to help her.

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Themes:: siblings; inventions; being famous; illness; helping others; school

Categories:: early readers

Genres:: fiction

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David Getz

David Getz is the award-winning author of the middle-grade novels Thin Air and Almost Famous and the nonfiction books Frozen Man and Life on Mars. When not writing, Mr. Getz works as an elementary-school principal in New York City.

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Book Details

ISBN:: 9780805034646

Publication Date:: March 15, 1994

Library of Congress Number (LCCN):: 92025755

WorldCat Number (OCLC):: 26363441

ASIN/ISBN 10:: 0805034641

Lexile® Level:: 580L

ATOS® Book Level:: 3.9

Accelerated Reader® Points:: 5.0

Accelerated Reader Quiz:: 7134

Accelerated Reader Interest Level:: MG

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