| Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose Contributor(s): Quattlebaum, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440421381 ISBN-13: 9780440421382 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: JACKSON JONES CAN'T get away from roses. First his mother got him a plot at Rooter's, a community garden where Jackson planted a rosebush of thorns and no blooms. Now Mr. K., a fellow gardener, enlists Jackson's help to rustle up some rare old-time roses. The kind that grow in cemeteries! And no sooner do Jackson and his friend Reuben take the rose cutting home than Reuben's gloom-and-doom talk of curses seems real. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Jackson Jones (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.15 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 112316 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: JACKSON JONES CAN'T get away from roses. First his mother got him a plot at Rooter's, a community garden where Jackson planted a rosebush of thorns and no blooms. Now Mr. K., a fellow gardener, enlists Jackson's help to rustle up some rare old-time roses. The kind that grow in cemeteries And no sooner do Jackson and his friend Reuben take the rose cutting home than Reuben's gloom-and-doom talk of curses seems real. |