Finding Orion
Finding Orion
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Finding Orion

Written and illustrated by John David Anderson
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8 - 12
Reading age
368
Page count
790L
Lexile measure
May 7, 2019
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The acclaimed author of Ms. Bixby’s Last Day and Posted returns with an unforgettable tale of love and laughter, of fathers and sons, of what family truly means, and of the ways in which we sometimes need to lose something in order to find ourselves. Rion Kwirk comes from a rather odd family. His mother named him and his sisters after her favorite constellations, and his father makes funky-flavored jellybeans for a living. One sister acts as if she’s always on stage, and the other is a walking dictionary. But no one in the family is more odd than Rion’s grandfather, Papa Kwirk. He’s the kind of guy who shows up on his motorcycle only on holidays handing out crossbows and stuffed squirrels as presents. Rion has always been fascinated by Papa Kwirk, especially as his son—Rion’s father—is the complete opposite. Where Dad is predictable, nerdy, and reassuringly boring, Papa Kwirk is mysterious, dangerous, and cool. Which is why, when Rion and his family learn of Papa Kwirk’s death and pile into the car to attend his funeral and pay their respects, Rion can’t help but feel that that’s not the end of his story. That there’s so much more to Papa Kwirk to discover. He doesn’t know how right he is.

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familydeathfriendshipdeath, grief, and bereavementsocial themesmultigenerationalgrandpaconstellations

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780062643896
    Publication Date
    May 7, 2019
    Publisher
    Walden Pond Press
    Page Count
    368
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    790L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    13
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    503263
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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