| The Book of Lost Things Contributor(s): Voigt, Cynthia (Author), Bruno, Iacopo (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0307976823 ISBN-13: 9780307976826 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012033823 |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Series: Mister Max |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 4.86" W x 7.91" (0.59 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Self-Esteem - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 161403 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery medalist Cynthia Voigt presents a rollicking mystery in three acts Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons. Ironically, it turns out Max has a talent for finding things. He finds a runaway child, a stray dog, a missing heirloom, a lost love. . . . So is he a finder? A detective? No, it's more. Max finds a way to solve people's problems--he engineers better outcomes for them. He becomes Mister Max, Solutioneer. Now if only he could find a solution to his own problems . . . |