Halfway to Harmony
Halfway to Harmony
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Halfway to Harmony

Written by Barbara O'Connor
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8 - 12
Reading age
240
Page count
148
Words per page
~750L
Lexile measure
Jan 12, 2021
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A heartfelt middle-grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Barbara O’Connor about a boy whose life is upended after the loss of his older brother–timeless, classic, and whimsical. Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, “Let’s you and me go see my world, little man.” But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn’t know how to see the world without him. Then he meets Posey, the brash new girl from next door, and an eccentric man named Banjo, who’s off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of taking chances, becoming braver, and making friends–and maybe Walter can learn who he wants to be without the brother he always wanted to be like. Halfway to Harmony is an utterly charming story about change and growing up.

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Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.

Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.

What Questions Should I Ask My Child

  • Walter's new neighbor, Posie, is bossy and he is not looking to be friends with her. However, she turns out to be just the thing Walter needs to move through his brother's death. Have you every met someone that you did not think you could be friends with, but ended up really liking them?
  • What has helped you through a hard time?
  • Posie has a hidden fear, something we would never have anticipated. How does Walter help her?

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Book Details

ISBN
9780374314453
Publication Date
January 12, 2021
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page Count
240
Words Per Page
148
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Reading Age
8 - 12 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2020013648
Est. Lexile® Level
~750L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~R
ATOS® Book Level
4.8
Accelerated Reader® Points
5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
510558
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
MG

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