Something Upstairs
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Avi’s haunting ghost story is available for the first time as a Scholastic paperback!When 12-year-old Kenny Huldorf moves to Providence, Rhode Island, he soon discovers that his attic bedroom is haunted by the ghost of a teenage slave named Caleb. Before long, Caleb summons Kenny back in time, where Kenny finds himself entangled in Caleb’s murder and deeply troubled by the century-old injustice. Ultimately, it is up to Kenny to solve Caleb’s murder or remain forever trapped in history. Part ghost story, part social commentary, this thought-provoking, hair-raising page turner from master tale spinner, Avi, is a perfect chilling summer read!
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780545214919
- Publication Date
- July 1, 2010
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Original Publication Date
- September 1, 1988
- Page Count
- 144
- Word Count
- 21963
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 9 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 580L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.09
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 3
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 5958
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- UG
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