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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2002 · Est. 2 hour read
Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
Written by Jon Scieszka · Illustrated by Adam McCauley
Book #11 in the Time Warp Trio series
Stuck in 1877, they must find The Book or risk un-inventing history.
3.7 Goodreads · 358 ratings
74 pages· 9,730 words· Est. 2 hour read· 620L
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Bookroo's summary
Joe and his friends thought they had a foolproof plan to keep The Book safe, but now they're stranded on the unfinished Brooklyn Bridge in 1877. With the risk of un-inventing crucial inventions like the lightbulb and baseball, they must navigate the past to retrieve The Book. Can they fix their mistake before history changes forever?
From the publisher
The Time Warp Trio is staying home for once, and Joe’s got a perfect way to keep The Book from getting lost. But when the guys find themselves stuck on top of the half-finished Brooklyn Bridge, they realize that Joe’s foolproof Book Tracker wasn’t so foolproof after all. Now the guys have to make their way through 1877 Brooklyn and find The Book before they un-invent the lightbulb, the phonograph and&150oh, no!&150baseball!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 74
- Words
- 9,730
- Reading age
- 7–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 620L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.9
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 56434
Publication
- Published
- April 26, 2004
- First published
- January 1, 2002
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142400890
- OCLC
- 71755807
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