The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Written by Karen Cushman
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10 - 12
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208
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1030L
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Jun 19, 2012
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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.
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Karen Cushman’s acclaimed historical novels include Catherine, Called Birdy, a Newbery Honor winner, and The Midwife’s Apprentice, which received the Newbery Medal. She lives on Vashon Island in Washington State. Visit her online at karencushman.com and on Twitter @cushmanbooks.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780547722153
- Publication Date
- June 19, 2012
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1996
- Page Count
- 208
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2012374900
- Lexile® Level
- 1030L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Y
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~7
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