Guys read : true stories /

"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group...

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Group Author: Scieszka, Jon. (Editor); Floca, Brian. (Illustrator)
Published: Walden Pond Press,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: Guys read ; 5
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Summary: "Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there. Supports the Common Core State Standards"--
Carrier Form: ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780061963827
0061963828
9780061963810
006196381X
9780606359573
0606359575
9781480650763
1480650765
Index Number: PS659
CLC: I712.86
Call Number: I712.86/G991
Contents: Sahara shipwreck / Steven Sheinkin -- Tarantula heaven / Sy Montgomery -- Hugh Glass : dead man crawling / Nathan Hale -- A jumbo story / Candace Fleming -- Uni-verses / Douglas Florian -- This won't hurt a bit : the painfully true story of dental care / Jim Murphy -- A pack of brothers / Thanhha Lai -- Mojo, moonshine, and the blues / Elizabeth Partridge -- A cartoonist's course / James Sturm -- The river's run / T. Edward Nickens.