Burning Up
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 1999 · Est. 5 hour read

Burning Up

Written by Caroline B. Cooney

A school project about an old barn fire uncovers a town's buried prejudice.

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240 pages· 53,800 words· Est. 5 hour read· 720L· AR 5 · 8 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

Fifteen-year-old Macey is spending the summer near her grandparents' quiet Connecticut town when a history project leads her to a barn that burned across the street decades ago. Nobody wants to talk about who set the fire, or why. As she digs into the past and loses someone close to her, Macey confronts racism in the town she loves, in her own family and in herself, and learns what it costs to look away.

From the publisher

From bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney comes the riveting new novel about hatred, the crime of indifference, and responsibility: Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare was looking forward to the summer, hoping for fun and romance with her neighbor's grandson, Austin. But when Macey decides to research the burning of a barn in her hometown for a school project, she finds that no one is willing to talk about what really happened that night. She has always loved her quiet, beautiful town where her grandparents live and her mother was raised. Will Macey be able to face the past and understand the present?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
240
Words
53,800
Reading age
12–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
720L
AR book level
5
AR points
8
AR quiz
25296
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~Q
AR interest level
UG
Publication
Published
February 9, 1999
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780385323185

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