Black Duck
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It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Soon the boys, along with Jeddy’s strongwilled sister, Marina, are drawn in, suspected by rival bootlegging gangs of taking something crucial off the dead man. Then Ruben meets the daring captain of the Black Duck, the most elusive smuggling craft of them all, and it isn’t long before he’s caught in a war between two of the most dangerous prohibition gangs. Riveting mystery and nonstop adventure. –School Library Journal
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Janet Taylor Lisle’s books for young readers have received the Newbery Honor Award (Afternoon of the Elves), the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction (The Art of Keeping Cool), Holland’s Zilveren Griffel, and Italy’s Premio Andersen Award, among other honors. A graduate of Smith College and former journalist, Janet lives in Rhode Island and often draws on Rhode Island history in her work. Visit her online at JanetTaylorLisle.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142409022
- Publication Date
- September 6, 2007
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- May 18, 2006
- Page Count
- 252
- Word Count
- 54851
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Reading Age
- 10 - 15 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 173260543
- Lexile® Level
- 790L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 8
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 106281
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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