The Goldfish Boy
The Goldfish Boy
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The Goldfish Boy

Written by Lisa Thompson
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8 - 12
Reading age
320
Page count
750L
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Aug 28, 2018
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In this riveting debut, a boy struggling with OCD is uniquely qualified to solve a kidnapping.Lisa Thompson’s debut novel is a page-turning mystery with an emotionally-driven, complex character study at its core – like Rear Window meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn’t been to school in weeks. His hands are cracked and bleeding from cleaning. He refuses to leave his bedroom. To pass the time, he observes his neighbors from his bedroom window, making mundane notes about their habits as they bustle about the cul-de-sac. When a toddler staying next door goes missing, it becomes apparent that Matthew was the last person to see him alive. Suddenly, Matthew finds himself at the center of a high-stakes mystery, and every one of his neighbors is a suspect. Matthew is the key to figuring out what happened and potentially saving a child’s life… but is he able to do so if it means exposing his own secrets, and stepping out from the safety of his home?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781338053937
    Publication Date
    August 28, 2018
    Publisher
    Scholastic Press
    Original Publication Date
    February 28, 2017
    Page Count
    320
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    750L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.8

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