The Desperate Adventures of Zeno & Alya
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What's This Book About
A desperately ill girl and an orphaned African gray parrot find friendship, security and healing when they are inadvertently joined by fate. By the author of The Girl Behind the Glass.
What Kind of Book is The Desperate Adventures of Zeno & Alya
What Should I Know As a Parent
Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.
Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.
What Questions Should I Ask My Child
- Zeno has a few instances where he isn’t treated so well as a pet, and other times when he’s treated fantastically. You might want to have a discussion about pet and animal treatment with your child.
- Ask your child how different characters helped one another by focusing on someone besides themselves (Zeno helps Alya, Alya’s brother helps her, Alya helps Zeno) and encourage them to find a way to help someone today.
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The Creative Behind the Book
JANE KELLEY is the author of the middle-grade novels NATURE GIRL and THE GIRL BEHIND THE GLASS. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their daughter.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781250023483
- Publication Date
- October 15, 2013
- Publisher
- Feiwel Friends
- Original Publication Date
- October 15, 2013
- Page Count
- 208
- Words Per Page
- 179
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 520L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 162854
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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