Tru & Nelle
Tru & Nelle
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Tru & Nelle

Written by Greg Neri & illustrated by Sarah Watts
Book #1 in the Tru & Nelle Series
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8 - 12
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352
Page count
~731L
Lexile measure
Mar 28, 2016
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Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) were childhood friends in Monroeville, Alabama. This fictionalized account of their time together opens at the beginning of the Great Depression, when they’re both still young. They love playing pirates, but they like playing Sherlock and Watson–style detectives even more. It’s their pursuit of a case of drugstore theft that lands the daring duo in real trouble. Humor and heartache intermingle in this lively look at two budding writers in the 1930s South.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781328740953
    Publication Date
    March 28, 2016
    Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    Page Count
    352
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2015012612
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~731L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    7
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    180420
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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