The Trouble with Tuck
The Trouble with Tuck
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The Trouble with Tuck

Written by Theodore Taylor
Book #1 in the Tuck Series
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9 - 12
Reading age
128
Page count
188
Words per page
880L
Lexile measure
May 9, 2000
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Available for the first time in a Yearling edition, the classic, inspiring story of a dog who triumphs against all odds, by the bestselling author of The Cay. Helen adored her beautiful golden Labrador from the first moment he was placed in her arms, a squirming fat sausage of creamy yellow fur. As her best friend, Friar Tuck waited daily for Helen to come home from school and play. He guarded her through the long, scary hours of the dark night. Twice he even saved her life. Now it’s Helen’s turn. No one can say exactly when Tuck began to go blind. Probably the light began to fail for him long before the alarming day when he raced after some cats and crashed through the screen door, apparently never seeing it. But from that day on, Tuck’s trouble–and how to cope with it–becomes the focus of Helen’s life. Together they fight the chain that holds him and threatens to break his spirit, until Helen comes up with a solution so new, so daring, there’s no way it can fail.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780440416968
    Publication Date
    May 9, 2000
    Publisher
    Yearling
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1981
    Page Count
    128
    Words Per Page
    188
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    44520389
    Lexile® Level
    880L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    198
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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