Wish
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Wish

Written and illustrated by Barbara O'Connor
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9 - 12
Reading age
256
Page count
165
Words per page
~781L
Lexile measure
Mar 27, 2018
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A touching story about a girl and her dog, perfect for young fans of A Dog’s Purpose Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is until she meets Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, and Howard, a neighbor boy who proves surprising in lots of ways. Suddenly Charlie is in serious danger of discovering that what she thought she wanted may not be what she needs at all. From award-winning author Barbara O’Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of a true-blue friend, a big-hearted aunt and uncle, and the dog of her dreams, unexpectedly learns the true meaning of family in the least likely of places. This title has Common Core connections.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781250144058
    Publication Date
    March 27, 2018
    Publisher
    Square Fish
    Page Count
    256
    Words Per Page
    165
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2015034459
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~781L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    6
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    184124
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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