Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? #11
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2002 · Est. 2 hour read

Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? #11

By Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley (Illustrator)

Book #11 in the The Time Warp Trio series

Stuck in 1877, they must find The Book or risk un-inventing history.

3.7/5 Goodreads · 357 ratings
74 pages· 9,730 words· Est. 2 hour read
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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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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

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