Dead Wednesday
Dead Wednesday
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Dead Wednesday

Written by Jerry Spinelli
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10 - 13
Reading age
240
Page count
153
Words per page
HL550L
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Apr 25, 2023
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Can playing dead bring you back to life? Maybe on Dead Wednesday… On this day the worlds of a shy boy and a gone girl collide, and the connection they make will change them both forever. A brilliant new novel from the Newbery Medal winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Stargirl. Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade masterpiece. –BookPage, starred review On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they’re invisible–as if they weren’t even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it’s a free pass to get away with anything. Worm Tarnauer feels invisible every day. He’s perfectly happy being the unnoticed sidekick of his friend Eddie. So he’s not expecting Dead Wednesday to feel that different. But he didn’t count on being assigned Becca Finch (17, car crash). And he certainly didn’t count on Becca showing up to boss him around! Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything. This is the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.

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deathfeelings and emotionsschoolghostssocial themesmiddle schooldeath, grief, and bereavementteenagerscoming of agehumorhigh schoolfriendshipadolescence

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593306703
    Publication Date
    April 25, 2023
    Publisher
    Yearling
    Original Publication Date
    August 3, 2021
    Page Count
    240
    Words Per Page
    153
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 13 years
    Lexile® Level
    HL550L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    511783
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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