Why We Broke Up
Why We Broke Up
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Why We Broke Up

Written by Daniel Handler & illustrated by Maira Kalman
Hardcover
$20.00
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15 - 17
Reading age
354
Page count
158
Words per page
900L
Lexile measure
Dec 27, 2011
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I’m telling you why we broke up, Ed. I’m writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened. Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316127257
    Publication Date
    December 27, 2011
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    December 27, 2011
    Page Count
    354
    Words Per Page
    158
    Reading Age
    15 - 17 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2011009714
    Lexile® Level
    900L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    148141
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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