| Egg-Drop Blues Contributor(s): Banks, Jacqueline Turner (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618250808 ISBN-13: 9780618250806 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Judge is desperate. His mother has threatened to send him to a different school next year--away from his twin brother and "posse" of friends. To prove he can succeed at his current school, Judge needs to bring up his grades. After weeks of hard work--all while dealing with his sometimes difficult brother, his dyslexia, and the news that his divorced father has decided to remarry--Judge's hopes depend on winning a science competition. Soon it all comes down to the egg-drop . . . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 7.12" W x 7.52" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30636 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Banks, Jacqueline Turner: - Jacqueline Turner Banks is the author of three previous young adult novels, Project Wheels, The New One, and Egg-Drop Blues, all of which feature the animated exploits of the Posse. Formerly a teacher, Ms. Banks now devotes herself full-time as a writer and literary agent. She lives with her family in Sacramento, California. |