The Water Bears
The Water Bears
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The Water Bears

Written and illustrated by Kim Baker
Hardcover
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8 - 12
Reading age
272
Page count
211
Words per page
650L
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Apr 21, 2020
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With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one’s true self. –Kirby Larson, author of the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Hattie Big Sky and the Audacity Jones series A quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magic. For fans of Lemons by Melissa Savage, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones, and The Canning Season by Polly Horvath. Newt Gomez has a thing with bears. Last year he survived a bear attack. And this year, he finds an unusual bear statue that just might grant wishes. Newt’s best friend, Ethan, notices a wishbone on the statue and decides to make a wish. When it comes true, Newt thinks it’s a coincidence. Even as more people wish on the bear and their wishes come true, Newt is not convinced. But Newt has a wish too: while he loves his home on eccentric Murphy Island, he wants to go to middle school on the mainland, where his warm extended family lives. There, he’s not the only Latinx kid, he won’t have to drive the former taco truck–a gift from his parents–and he won’t have to perform in the talent show. Most importantly, on the mainland, he never has bad dreams about the attack. Newt is almost ready to make a secret wish when everything changes. Tackling themes of survival and self-acceptance, Newt’s story illuminates the magic in our world, where reality is often uncertain but always full of salvageable wonders.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781984852205
    Publication Date
    April 21, 2020
    Publisher
    Wendy Lamb Books
    Page Count
    272
    Words Per Page
    211
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    511012
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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