We the children
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep t...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Benjamin Pratt and the keepers of the school ;
#01 |
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| Summary: | Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed. |
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| Physical Description: | 142 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781416938866 : 1416938869 : |
| Author Notes: | He is well known for his picture book texts, but it was his middle school novel, Frindle, that was a breakthrough for his writing career. Frindle won numerous awards including the Georgia Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch Children's Book Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Year 2000 Young Hoosier Book Award. His other works include The Landry News, The Janitor's Boy, No Talking, Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For, and Things That Are. (Bowker Author Biography) |
