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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
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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
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Children's Nonfiction
818.609 G991
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Woodlawn Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
818.609 G991
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