Mick Harte Was Here
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“How could someone like Mick die”? He was the kid who freaked out hismom by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken, the kid who did a wilddance in front of the whole school–and the kid who, if only he had worn hisbicycle helmet, would still be alive today. But now Phoebe Harte’stwelve-year-old brother is gone, and Phoebe’s world has turned upside down.With her trademark candor and compassion, beloved middle-grade writer BarbaraPark tells how Phoebe copes with her painful loss in this story filled withsadness, humor–and hope. Chosen by “Publishers Weekly” as one of theirBest Books of 1996. “A full-fledged and fully convincing drama” ( “PublishersWeekly” ).
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BARBARA PARK is beloved by millions as the author of the wildly popular New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, which has been translated into multiple languages and is a time-honored staple in elementary school classrooms around the world. She is also the author of award-winning middle-grade novels and bestselling picture books, including Skinnybones, Almost Starring Skinnybones, Mick Harte Was Here, and The Kid in the Red Jacket. Barbara died in 2013, but her legacy lives on in the laughter her books give to readers all over the world.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780679882039
- Publication Date
- August 27, 1996
- Publisher
- Yearling
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1995
- Page Count
- 128
- Words Per Page
- 130
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2006274061
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 36474229
- Lexile® Level
- 730L
- Scholastic Level
- S
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 11480
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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