The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2017

The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

By Jordan Sonnenblick

A sixth grader battles bullies and chaos at home with a toy sheriff's badge.

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208 pages
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Maverick, a sixth grader, faces bullies and misunderstandings at school while his home life crumbles. Armed with a toy sheriff's badge from his late father, he strives to be a hero, making school a better place. Can Maverick stand up for himself and others, or will the challenges prove too great? Discover the power of courage and kindness in this heartfelt tale.

From the publisher

A new hilarious, honest, and inspirational middle-grade novel about finding your inner hero, from the author of Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie.In sixth grade, bad things can happen to good kids. Bullies will find your weakness and jump on it. Teachers will say you did something wrong when really you didn’t mean to do anything wrong. The kids who joke the loudest can drown out the quieter, nicer kids. Maverick wants to change all that. One of the last things his father left him was a toy sheriff’s badge, back when Maverick was little. Now he likes to carry it around to remind him of his dad – and also to remind him to make school a better place for everyone . . . even if that’s a hard thing to do, especially when his own home life is falling apart. The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade is a story about standing up for yourself – and being a hero at home and in the halls of your school.

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Format
Pages
208
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about bullyingBooks about schoolBooks about familyBooks about self-esteem
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.9
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
February 26, 2019
First published
August 29, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545863216

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