Things in the Basement
Things in the Basement
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Things in the Basement

Written by Ben Hatke
Book #1 in the Things in the Basement Series
Hardcover
$22.99
$21.84
4 - 8
Reading age
240
Page count
8
Words per page
~261L
Lexile measure
Aug 29, 2023
Publication date

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From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers graphic novel about Milo, a young boy who discovers a portal to a secret world in his basement. It was supposed to just be a normal basement–some storage boxes, dust, you know, the usual basement stuff. But when Milo is sent by his mother to fetch a sock from the basement of the historic home they’ve moved into, Milo finds a door in the back that he’s never seen before. Turns out that the basement of his house is enormous. In fact, there is a whole world down there. As Milo travels ever deeper into the Basement World, he meets the many Things that live in the shadows and gloom…and he learns that to face his fears he must approach even the strangest creatures with kindness.

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historic buildingssiblingsself-discoveryovercoming fearsfriendship

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781250836618
    Publication Date
    August 29, 2023
    Publisher
    First Second
    Original Publication Date
    August 29, 2023
    Page Count
    240
    Words Per Page
    8
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~261L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~I
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    521871
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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