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The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues
Ages 10–13 · 1975
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 1974
Figgs & Phantoms
By Ellen Raskin
Mona races to uncover the secret of Capri before her beloved uncle vanishes forever.
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176 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Mona Figg's life is a circus of eccentric relatives, but her bond with Uncle Florence, a book dealer, is her anchor. When he hints at leaving for the mysterious Figg family heaven, Capri, Mona is determined to uncover its secrets. As she delves into riddles and mysteries, Mona must navigate a world where nothing is as it seems. Can she find Capri and keep her uncle from leaving, or will the truth about her family change everything? Join Mona on a journey filled with clever puzzles and unexpected revelations.
From the publisher
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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At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- Reading age
- 10–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 780L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.2
- F&P level
- ~S
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 74068
Publication
- Published
- January 6, 2011
- First published
- June 17, 1974
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142411698
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