Henry Heckelbeck and the Not-So-Dark Day
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Chapter Book · Ages 5–9 · 2025 · Est. 33 min read

Henry Heckelbeck and the Not-So-Dark Day

A city blackout turns into an unexpected adventure for a young boy.

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128 pages· 2,934 words· Est. 33 min read· ~480L
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Bookroo's summary

When a city blackout cancels school, Henry finds joy in the dark. He plays flashlight limbo, creates shadow puppets, and races to eat melting ice cream. Will he wish for the lights to stay off forever?

From the publisher

In this eighteenth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry’s town is in a blackout! There’s a blackout in Brewster, which means that school is canceled! Henry Heckelbeck plays flashlight limbo with his friends, makes shadow puppets, and eats up all the ice cream in the freezer before it melts. Henry is having such a great day, he starts to wish that the lights never come back on! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
128
Words
2,934
Reading age
5–9
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
~480L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.2
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
557040
Publication
Published
June 17, 2025
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665962971

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