Weird Kid
Weird Kid
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Weird Kid

Written by Greg van Eekhout
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8 - 12
Reading age
202
Page count
136
Words per page
~681L
Lexile measure
Jul 27, 2021
Publication date

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From the author of Cog and Voyage of the Dogs, Weird Kid is a hilarious and heartfelt homage to everyone who feels like they don’t belong. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Stuart Gibb. Jake Wind is trying to stay under the radar. Whose radar? Anyone who might be too interested in the fact that he has shapeshifting abilities he can’t control. Or that his parents found him as a ball of goo when he was a baby.Keeping his powers in check is crucial, though, if he wants to live a normal life and go to middle school instead of being homeschooled (and if he wants to avoid being kidnapped and experimented on, of course). Things feel like they’re going his way when he survives his first day of school without transforming and makes a new friend. But when mysterious sinkholes start popping up around town–sinkholes filled with the same extraterrestrial substance as Jake–and his neighbors, classmates, and even his family start acting a little, well, weird, Jake will have to learn to use his powers in order to save his town.

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friendshipaliens and extraterrestrial beingsshapeshiftingmiddle schoolaliens

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Book Details

ISBN
9780062970602
Publication Date
July 27, 2021
Publisher
HarperCollins
Original Publication Date
July 20, 2021
Page Count
202
Words Per Page
136
Audience
Middle Grade
Reading Age
8 - 12 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2020040566
Est. Lexile® Level
~681L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~P
ATOS® Book Level
4.4
Accelerated Reader® Points
5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
513429
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
MG

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