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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015 · Est. 10 hour read
Story Thieves
By James Riley
Book #1 in the Story Thieves series
Owen's world flips when he discovers Bethany can leap from books. Can they find her father without unraveling reality?
3.9/5 Goodreads · 12,431 ratings
383 pages· 71,193 words· Est. 10 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Owen's mundane life takes a thrilling turn when he witnesses Bethany, a half-fictional classmate, emerge from a library book. Bethany's quest to find her missing fictional father leads them into the pages of Owen's favorite series, Kiel Gnomenfoot. But their adventure risks exposing Bethany's secret and unraveling the story's fabric. Can they navigate this literary world without causing chaos, or will they be trapped in a final, perilous chapter?
From the publisher
Except for reading the Kiel Gnomenfoot magic adventure series, Owen’s life is boring until he sees his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. Bethany is half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 383
- Words
- 71,193
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 750L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.1
- F&P level
- ~R
- AR points
- 11
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 173511
Publication
- Published
- December 15, 2015
- First published
- January 20, 2015
- Publisher
- Aladdin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481409209
- LCCN
- 2014028133
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