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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2012 · Est. 4.5 hour read
Pearl Buck: Jewel of the East
By Ann Hood, Denis Zilber (Illustrator)
Part of the The Treasure Chest series
Time-traveling twins face danger in a village before the Boxer Rebellion. Can they escape the past?
4.0/5 Goodreads · 68 ratings
208 pages· 31,699 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Felix Robbins, smitten with Lily, plans a time-travel adventure to show her China. His sister Maisie intervenes, but they end up in a Yangtze River village on the brink of the Boxer Rebellion. There, they meet a young Pearl Buck and must navigate a world of bandits and unrest. As danger closes in, the twins must find a way back home. Will they escape the past, or become part of history?
From the publisher
Return to The Treasure Chest with Felix and Maisie . . . When Felix Robbins gets a crush on Lily Goldstein, a classmate who is adopted from China, he decides to try to take her back in time so that she can see the country where she was born. Maisie discovers his plot, and foils it. But the twins end up in a small village on the Yangtze River, where they meet a girl named Pearl Buck in the days just before the Boxer Rebellion. With bandits chasing them, will they ever find safety . . . and return home?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 208
- Words
- 31,699
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- ~731L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.7
- F&P level
- ~Q
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 153995
Publication
- Published
- May 1, 2012
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780448454733
- LCCN
- 2011043283
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