Out from Boneville
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1991 · Est. 1 hour read

Out from Boneville

Written and illustrated by Jeff Smith

Book #1 in the Bone series

Three cousins lost in a mysterious valley face dark forces and unexpected adventures.

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138 pages· 5,920 words· Est. 1 hour read· GN360L
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After being exiled from Boneville, the Bone cousins—Fone, Phoney, and Smiley—find themselves in a mysterious valley teeming with strange creatures. Reunited at a farm with Gran'ma Ben and Thorn, they soon discover sinister forces at play. Can they navigate this perilous world and uncover the valley's secrets before it's too late? Adventure and danger await as their journey begins.

From the publisher

The first book in Jeff Smith’s New York Times bestselling, award-winning graphic novel series featuring an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins – Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone – are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran’ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!

At a glance
Format
Pages
138
Words
5,920
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
GN360L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.6
F&P level
~K
Publication
Published
February 1, 2005
First published
July 3, 1991
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780439706407

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