Figgs & Phantoms
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Mona was miserable. You would be too if your family consisted of: Sister Figg Newton (Tap Dancer, Baton Twirler, and also your mother); Truman, the human pretzel (your uncle); Aunt Gracie Jo, the dog catcher, and her son, Fido the Second. To name a few. The only person Mona really gets along with is Uncle Florence, the book dealer. And he keeps hinting that he may have to leave Mona soon to go to Figg family heaven, a place referred to as “Capri.” But where is Capri, and why do all the Figgs go there? To find her uncle, Mona knows she must find out.
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Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game, the Newbery Honor-winning Figgs & Phantoms, The Tattooed Potato and other clues, and The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time. Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142411698
- Publication Date
- January 6, 2011
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- June 17, 1974
- Page Count
- 176
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 780L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 74068
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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