The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2017

The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan

Written by Patricia Bailey

A young girl challenges corruption in a 1905 Nevada mining town.

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304 pages
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In 1905 Nevada, thirteen-year-old Kit Donovan faces a harsh reality in a mining town. Struggling to honor her late mother and become a proper lady, Kit uncovers dangerous secrets about her father's boss. Armed with a man's hat and a printing press, she channels her inner Huck Finn to fight for justice. As threats loom, Kit learns that justice isn't always what she expected. Will her courage be enough to change her world?

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Life in a Nevada mining town in 1905 is not easy for 13-year-old Kit Donovan, who is trying to do right by her deceased mother and become a proper lady. When Kit discovers Papa’s boss at the gold mine is profiting from unsafe working conditions, she realizes being a lady is tougher than it looks. With a man’s hat and a printing press, Kit puts her big mouth and all the life skills she’s learned from reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to work, defying threats of violence and finding that justice doesn’t always look like she imagined it would.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
304
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~750L
Themes & topics
Books about detectivesBooks about deathBooks about sleuthingBooks about friendshipBooks about 20th century
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~R
AR points
12
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
189764
Publication
Published
September 1, 2018
First published
April 25, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807581452

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