Beetle & the Hollowbones
Beetle & the Hollowbones
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Beetle & the Hollowbones

Written and illustrated by Aliza Layne
Part of the Beetle Book Series
$12.99
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8 - 12
Reading age
256
Page count
31
Words per page
GN380L
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Aug 4, 2020
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An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall–perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time. In the eerie town of ‘Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity. Then there’s twelve-year-old goblin-witch Beetle, who’s caught in between. She’d rather skip being homeschooled completely and spend time with her best friend, Blob Glost. But the mall is getting boring, and B.G. is cursed to haunt it, tethered there by some unseen force. And now Beetle’s old best friend, Kat, is back in town for a sorcery apprenticeship with her Aunt Hollowbone. Kat is everything Beetle wants to be: beautiful, cool, great at magic, and kind of famous online. Beetle’s quickly being left in the dust. But Kat’s mentor has set her own vile scheme in motion. If Blob Ghost doesn’t escape the mall soon, their afterlife might be coming to a very sticky end. Now, Beetle has less than a week to rescue her best ghost, encourage Kat to stand up for herself, and confront the magic she’s been avoiding for far too long. And hopefully ride a broom without crashing.

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friendshipmagicwitchesghostsgoblinsLGBTQcoming of agefamily dramamall culturefirst loveself-discovery

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781534441545
    Publication Date
    August 4, 2020
    Publisher
    Atheneum Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    August 4, 2020
    Page Count
    256
    Words Per Page
    31
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020014917
    Lexile® Level
    GN380L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~K
    ATOS® Book Level
    3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    509120
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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