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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 1996
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Written by Karen Cushman
A girl seeks escape from a mining town and longs for home.
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208 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In 1849, twelve-year-old Lucy is uprooted from Massachusetts to a rugged California mining town. As she helps run a boarding house, Lucy finds solace in books and dreams of returning home. Will she find a way back, or discover something unexpected in this new world?
From the publisher
In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to return home.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- Reading age
- 10–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 1030L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~7
- F&P level
- ~Y
Publication
- Published
- June 19, 2012
- First published
- January 1, 1996
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780547722153
- LCCN
- 2012374900
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