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American prose literature -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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American prose literature -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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Guys
read
:
true
stories
/ edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ;
stories
by Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Nathan Hale, Thanhha Lai, Sy Montgomery, Jim Murphy, T. Edward Nickens, Elizabeth Partridge, Steve Sheinkin, and James Sturm ; with illustrations by Brian Floca.
Walden Pond Press, c2014.
Call #:
818.609 G991
Subjects
American prose literature -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
Series
Guys
read
; 5.
URL856
Cover image
ISBN:
9780061963827 (hardback)
9780061963810 (paperback)
Alternate title:
True
stories
Edition:
1st. ed.
Description:
ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Volume 5 is
true
stories
.
Contents:
Sahara shipwreck / by Steve Sheinkin -- Tarantula heaven / by Sy Montgomery -- Hugh Glass: dead man crawling / by Nathan Hale -- A jumbo story / by Candace Fleming -- Uni-verses / by Douglas Florian -- This won't hurt a bit: the painfully
true
story of dental care / by Jim Murphy -- A pack of brothers / by Thanhha Lai -- Mojo, moonshine, and the blues / by Elizabeth Partridge -- A cartoonist's course / by James Sturm -- The river's run / by T. Edward Nickens.
Summary:
A latest anthology for tween boys collects ten
true
stories
, biographies, essays, and other engaging short entries by leading nonfiction writers and journalists. Jon Scieszka's
Guys
Read
anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume,
True
Stories
. The fifth installment in the
Guys
Read
Library of Great Reading features ten
stories
that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100%
true
. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka,
Guys
Read
:
True
Stories
is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
Other authors:
Scieszka, Jon.
Sheinkin, Steve. Sahara shipwreck.
Montgomery, Sy. Tarantula heaven.
Hale, Nathan, 1976- Hugh Glass.
Fleming, Candace. Jumbo story.
Florian, Douglas. Uni-verses.
Murphy, Jim, 1947- This won't hurt a bit.
Lai, Thanhha. Pack of brothers.
Partridge, Elizabeth. Mojo, moonshine, and the blues.
Sturm, James, 1965- Cartoonist's course.
Nickens, T. Edward. River's run.
Floca, Brian.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
818.609 G991
Childrens Books
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Captain William Spry Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
818.609 G991
Childrens Books
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Jul 05, 2024
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Woodlawn Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
818.609 G991
Childrens Books
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