Starla Jean
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2020 · Est. 13 min read-aloud

Starla Jean

Written by Elana K. Arnold

Book #1 in the Starla Jean series

A girl must catch a chicken to keep it. Can she succeed?

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96 pages· 1,632 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud· 510L
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Bookroo's summary

Starla Jean is determined to catch a scrappy chicken she finds at the park. Her dad's challenge, "If you can catch it, you can keep it," sets her on a mission. Will her cleverness and determination be enough to win her new feathered friend?

From the publisher

Printz Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist Elana K. Arnold makes her chapter book debut with this charming story of a girl and her chicken, irresistibly illustrated by A. N. Kang. Introducing Starla Jean! She’s full of moxie, clever as a fox, and obsessed with catching a chicken she finds at the park. When Starla first sees the scrawny bird wandering around, she just knows they’re destined for one another. Her dad says, If you can catch it, you can keep it, and Starla Jean is not one to back down from a challenge.

At a glance
Format
Pages
96
Words
1,632
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
510L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.8
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
509692
Publication
Published
January 19, 2021
First published
January 1, 2020
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250305763

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