Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
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Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)

Written and illustrated by L. Pichon
Book #2 in the Tom Gates Series
$12.99
$12.48
8 - 12
Reading age
352
Page count
48
Words per page
610L
Lexile measure
May 12, 2015
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Middle-school comedian, homework dodger, rock-star wannabe, master doodler–Tom Gates is back with two more episodes full of visual humor and kid appeal. No school for two whole weeks! Now Tom has plenty of time for the good stuff, like finding new ways (so many!) to annoy his big sister, Delia. Or watching TV and eating caramel candy. Or most important, band practice for DOGZOMBIES in his best friend Derek’s garage (while not encouraging Derek’s ‘60s-music-crazed dad). All that stands between this band and rock greatness is, well, a song (besides “Delia’s a Weirdo”). And finding a drummer. And landing a gig. Will Tom let a killer toothache and pesky overdue homework get in his way?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763674748
    Publication Date
    May 12, 2015
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (MA)
    Page Count
    352
    Words Per Page
    48
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2014944793
    Lexile® Level
    610L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    2
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    156978
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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