Some Kind of Courage
Some Kind of Courage
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Some Kind of Courage

Written by Dan Gemeinhart
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8 - 12
Reading age
240
Page count
224
Words per page
760L
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Dec 27, 2016
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The acclaimed author of The Honest Truth returns with an extraordinary novel about a boy’s life-defining, death-defying journey.Joseph Johnson has lost just about everyone he’s ever loved. He lost his pa in an accident. He lost his ma and his little sister to sickness. And now, he’s lost his pony–fast, fierce, beautiful Sarah, taken away by a man who had no right to take her.Joseph can sure enough get her back, though. The odds are stacked against him, but he isn’t about to give up. He will face down deadly animals, dangerous men, and the fury of nature itself on his quest to be reunited with the only family he has left.Because Joseph Johnson may have lost just about everything. But he hasn’t lost hope. And he hasn’t lost the fire in his belly that says he’s getting his Sarah back–no matter what.The critically acclaimed author of The Honest Truth returns with a poignant, hopeful, and action-packed story about hearts that won’t be tamed… and spirits that refuse to be broken.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780545665827
    Publication Date
    December 27, 2016
    Publisher
    Scholastic Press
    Page Count
    240
    Words Per Page
    224
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    760L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    179853
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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