The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story Contributor(s): Fleischman, Sid (Author), Sis, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061345032 ISBN-13: 9780061345036 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Newly orphaned Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the 13th floor of a building and finds himself transported 300 years in the past. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 670 |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.24" W x 7.6" (0.34 lbs) 240 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 14796 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the thirteenth floor of a shabby old building, he finds himself suddenly transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm--three hundred years in the past Cast adrift with Captain John Crack-stone, Buddy washes up in New England, where his plucky ancestor, Abigail, is caught up in the witchcraft mania. In an adventure filled with ghosts, witches, pirates, and razzle-dazzle treasure, Buddy might be able to save his wayward ancestors. But will he find his way back to the thirteenth floor--and home? |
Contributor Bio(s): Sis, Peter: - Peter Sís is an internationally acclaimed author, artist, and filmmaker. Among his works are three Caldecott Honor books: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain; Tibet: Through the Red Box; and Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. He has illustrated five other novels by Sid Fleischman, including the Newbery Medal book The Whipping Boy. He lives with his family in New York State. Fleischman, Sid: -Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini. |