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$799
Wish
Ages 9–12 · 2016
Bookroo's summary
Mavis, a bold girl tired of moving, arrives in Landry, Alabama, determined to find a true friend. Rose, a timid neighbor, feels out of place and misses her closest companion, Mr. Duffy's dog. Meanwhile, a runaway dog named Henry seeks a home. As Mavis and Rose devise a plan to help Mr. Duffy, their paths cross with Henry's, leading to unexpected friendships and a summer of change. Can they find what they’re searching for in each other?
From the publisher
When her mother uproots them again to another home and takes a job as housekeeper, ten-year-old Mavis is determined to find a best friend in Landry, Alabama, where the summer also holds the promise of friendship and change for a sad man, a stray dog, and a timid girl.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 288
- Words
- 39,000
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 800L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.9
- F&P level
- ~S
- AR points
- 6
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 196891
Publication
- Published
- August 28, 2018
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780374310608
- LCCN
- 2018000293
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