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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1997
The Library Card
A mysterious blue card transforms four lives, unlocking unexpected futures.
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148 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Mongoose, Brenda, Sonseray, and April are strangers until a magical blue card appears, altering their lives forever. This enigmatic card becomes their gateway to the past and a future they never imagined. As they navigate humorous and poignant journeys, the power of books reveals astonishing possibilities. What secrets lie behind the library doors, and how will these encounters shape their destinies?
From the publisher
From the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.Mongoose, Brenda, Sonseray, and April have nothing in common…until a mysterious blue card appears as if by magic and begins to change each of their lives. None of them guesses it at first, but that strange blue card will be their ticket to the past–and to a future that they never imagined. In stories that range from humorous to heartbreaking, Newbery-award-winner Jerry Spinelli reveals the amazing possibilities lurking behind library doors.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 148
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 690L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.3
- F&P level
- ~P
- Scholastic level
- R
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 24962
Publication
- Published
- September 1, 1998
- First published
- January 1, 1997
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780590386333
- OCLC
- 39848741
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