Almost Home
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Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer’s new novel will touch your heart When twelve-year-old Sugar’s grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren’t so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar’s mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog, Shush; a foster family; a supportive teacher; a love of poetry; and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can’t control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.
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Joan Bauer is the author of fourteen books for young readers. She received a Newbery Honor for Hope Was Here, and the L.A. Times Book Prize for Rules of the Road. The Christopher Medal was awarded to Hope Was Here, Close to Famous and Soar; the Schneider Family Book Award was given to Close to Famous. Joan Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142427484
- Publication Date
- August 29, 2013
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- September 13, 2012
- Page Count
- 264
- Words Per Page
- 163
- Reading Age
- 10 - 99+ years
- Lexile® Level
- 590L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 6
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 154885
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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