| Dexter the Tough Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson (Author), Elliott, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416911707 ISBN-13: 9781416911708 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Dexter hates his new school and everyone there. He hates the reason he's there: his dad has cancer and the family has moved across the country so he can get treatment. To make matters worse, Dexter gets into a fight the first day of school. This touching book explores issues of bullying, family, and friendship. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006009403 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.19" W x 7.65" (0.23 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 113492 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid. It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his teacher tells the class to write a story, Dexter writes about how tough he is -- and how he's already gotten into a fight. Is any of Dexter's story true? Why was the other boy crying before Dexter hit him? And why would the other boy still want to be Dexter's friend? Even Dexter doesn't know the answers to some of those questions. But as he deals with family problems, a persistent teacher, and a boy who's strangely interested in floor wax, he discovers many surprises hidden in his own tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson: - Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.Elliott, Mark: - Mark Elliott has a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated a number of book covers, and his work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild. Mark lives on a sheep farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York. |