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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Ages 8–11 · 1972
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1972 · Est. 4.5 hour read
It's Not the End of the World
By Judy Blume
Can a sixth-grader stop her parents' divorce before it's too late?
3.8/5 Goodreads · 7,990 ratings
240 pages· 32,098 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Karen's world is crumbling as her father moves out and heads to Las Vegas for a divorce. Desperate to reunite her parents, she believes that getting them in the same room might save their marriage. But as time runs out, Karen faces the harsh truth that some people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together. Can she mend her family, or is it already too late? Dive into Karen's emotional journey as she navigates the complexities of family and the hope of reconciliation.
From the publisher
Can Karen keep her parents from getting a divorce? This classic novel from Judy Blume has a fresh new look.
Karen couldn’t tell Mrs. Singer why she had to take her Viking diorama out of the sixth-grade showcase. She felt like yelling, “To keep my parents from getting divorced!” But she couldn’t say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.
Karen’s world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced, and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again—maybe. But Karen knew something she didn’t know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn’t be apart are impossible together.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- Words
- 32,098
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 500L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.4
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- UG
- AR quiz
- 5274
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1972
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481411165
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