Someday Angeline
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1983 · Est. 4 hour read

Someday Angeline

By Louis Sachar

A gifted girl struggles to fit in until unexpected friendships offer hope.

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192 pages· 28,436 words· Est. 4 hour read
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Angeline is a prodigy, reading and playing piano effortlessly, but her brilliance isolates her. Labeled a freak by peers and misunderstood by adults, she yearns for normalcy. When she befriends a boy nicknamed 'Goon' and a teacher called 'Mr. Bone,' Angeline discovers the possibility of acceptance and happiness. Can these unlikely allies help her embrace her true self?

From the publisher

Nobody understands why Angeline is so smart. She could read the first time she picked up a book, she can play the piano without ever having had a lesson, and she even knows what the weather is going to be. But being smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn’t know what to do with an eight-year-old girl who seems to be a genius. Angeline doesn’t want to be either a genius or a freak. She just wants the chance to be herself and be happy. But it’s only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call “Goon” and the teacher they call “Mr. Bone” that Angeline gets that chance.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
192
Words
28,436
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
610L
Themes & topics
Books about schoolBooks about familyBooks about self-esteemBooks about violenceBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4
F&P level
~O
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
43413
Publication
Published
August 30, 2005
First published
May 1, 1983
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780380834440

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