| The Wild Kid Contributor(s): Mazer, Harry (Author), Lanino, Deborah (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689822898 ISBN-13: 9780689822896 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97042578 |
| Lexile Measure: 450 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 27964 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Can I go home now? After his bike gets stolen, twelve-year-old Sammy gets lost in the woods near his home. He stumbles upon the makeshift hideaway of the wild kid named Kevin, who has run away from reform school. Will this strongly independent tough let Sammy get home to his family? Can they both survive in the unforgiving wilderness? |
Contributor Bio(s): Mazer, Harry: - Harry Mazer is the author of many books for young readers, including Please, Somebody Tell Me Who I Am; My Brother Abe; the Boy at War trilogy; The Wild Kid; The Dog in the Freezer; The Island Keeper; and Snow Bound. His books have won numerous honors, including a Horn Book honor and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults citation. Along with his wife, Norma Fox Mazer, Harry received an ALAN award in 2003 for outstanding contribution to adolescent literature. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont. |