| The Wild Girls Contributor(s): Murphy, Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142412457 ISBN-13: 9780142412459 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Itas 1972. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called aFox, a and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls brilliantly explores friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.67 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117801 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 1972. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called ?Fox, ? and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls brilliantly explores friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers |