Pearl Buck: Jewel of the East
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2012 · Est. 4.5 hour read

Pearl Buck: Jewel of the East

Written by Ann Hood · Illustrated by Denis Zilber

Part of the The Treasure Chest series

Time-traveling twins face danger in a village before the Boxer Rebellion. Can they escape the past?

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208 pages· 31,699 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· ~730L
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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
~730L
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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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