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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Walden Pond Press,
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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. |