The Middle of Somewhere
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2007 · Est. 7.5 hour read

The Middle of Somewhere

By J.B. Cheaney

A road trip turns chaotic when a brother vanishes into thin air.

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224 pages· 54,460 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
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Ronnie Sparks embarks on a road trip across Kansas with her grumpy grandfather and energetic brother. Their quest for wind takes a wild turn when her brother mysteriously disappears. As chaos ensues, Ronnie learns that some adventures can't be planned. Will she find her brother and discover what she truly needs?

From the publisher

VERONICA SPARKS IS hitting the road and she is going to shake the dust of her little town off her shoes and see the world! Well, someday. For now, she’s hitting the road in an RV with her cantankerous grandfather and her hyperactive little brother. Ronnie’s grandfather is a wind prospector, and they are heading across Kansas in search of a good stiff breeze. Okay, so it’s not the trip of her dreams. But with her newly affirmatized attitude, Ronnie figures that traveling somewhere is better than traveling nowhere. That is, until her little brother manages to disappear into thin air. On one weird, windy, wild ride across the prairie, Ronnie discovers that there are some things you just can’t plan for or seize control of–but that sometimes a little chaos is just what a girl needs.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
224
Words
54,460
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
820L
Themes & topics
Books about grandpaBooks about siblingsBooks about travelBooks about vehiclesBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~S
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
115073
Publication
Published
October 14, 2008
First published
January 1, 2007
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440421658

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