General Butterfingers
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Chapter Book · 1993

General Butterfingers

By Catharine Bowman Smith (Illustrator)

Walter must save his home and friends from a ruthless eviction threat.

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96 pages· 12,828 words
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Walter, an eleven-year-old, faces a daunting challenge when a ruthless eviction notice threatens his home and the last members of a heroic WWII rescue team. As the general's greedy nephew plots their removal, Walter must devise a clever plan to protect his friends and preserve their legacy. Can this unlikely alliance of young and old outsmart their cunning adversary and uphold justice? Join Walter in a heartwarming tale of friendship, courage, and the fight for what's right.

From the publisher

Eleven-year-old Walter can’t believe his eyes when he sees the eviction notice from Ralph, the rotten nephew of his old friend, General Britt. It isn’t so bad for Walter and his mother, who also lives there–she would have no trouble finding another housekeeping job to support them both. But what about the old soldiers, the last surviving members of the crack World War II rescue force called the Spitzers, who saved the general’s life more than forty years before?This warmly humorous novel shows two very different generations banding together to outwit a cunning adversary in order to see justice and honor prevail!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Words
12,828
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
610L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about warBooks about familyBooks about the elderlyBooks about girls and women
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~O
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
114644
Publication
Published
May 1, 2007
First published
May 1, 1993
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780618759224

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