Alone in His Teacher's House
Alone in His Teacher's House
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Alone in His Teacher's House

Written by Louis Sachar & illustrated by Adam Record
Book #4 in the Marvin Redpost Series
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6 - 9
Reading age
96
Page count
560L
Lexile measure
Mar 22, 1994
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Illus. in black-and-white. Marvin’s friends think he’s the luckiest boy inthe world when his teacher asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets to be alonein Mrs. North’s house! But pretty soon it starts to look as if Marvin is not solucky after all….”This title will lure the most reluctant readers, who willbe as glad to make Marvin’s acquaintance as his old fans will be to greet a newadventure.”– “Bulletin, Center for Children’s Books. “

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780679819493
    Publication Date
    March 22, 1994
    Publisher
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    96
    Audience
    Transitional Reader
    Reading Age
    6 - 9 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    93019791
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    28631733
    Lexile® Level
    560L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.7

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