Below the Surface
Below the Surface

Below the Surface

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9 - 12
Reading age
112
Page count
117
Words per page
HL630L
Lexile measure
Apr 11, 2023
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A thirteen-year-old boy finds a pocket watch linked to a local legend about a lost treasure. Theo is happy spending his summer searching the river for treasure. Even if he mostly just finds empty cans and fishing lures. But when he discovers a pocket watch in the waters beneath a bridge that’s said to be haunted, he is sure his luck has changed. Theo soon learns that the pocket watch is linked to a local legend about a ghost and buried treasure. Theo is determined to solve this mystery and posts his progress online. Even after he receives an anonymous threat telling him to leave things alone, Theo continues to dig deeper. He learns that the death of a traveler decades earlier may not have been an accident. And that there’s someone out there who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781459834538
    Publication Date
    April 11, 2023
    Publisher
    Orca Book Publishers
    Original Publication Date
    April 11, 2023
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    117
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2022938305
    Lexile® Level
    HL630L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    2
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    523687
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG+

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