The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher
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In 1860, eleven-year-old Becky Thatcher, new to St. Petersburg, Missouri, joins the boys at school in a bet to steal from the Widow Douglas in hopes of meeting a promise to have adventures that she made her brother, Jon, before he died.
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Jessica Lawson is the author of The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher, a book that Publishers Weekly called “a delightfully clever debut” in a starred review, and Nooks & Crannies, a Junior Library Guild Selection and recipient of three starred reviews. She is also the author of Waiting for Augusta and Under the Bottle Bridge.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781481401531
- Publication Date
- June 2, 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- July 1, 2014
- Page Count
- 256
- Words Per Page
- 218
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2013020560
- Lexile® Level
- 820L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 8
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 168912
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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