The dreamer (UGS reading pack of 6)
by Ryan, Pam Munoz; Sis, Peter [Drawer].
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BookSeries: Upper Grades Reading ; Lexile 650L. Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2012Description: 373 p. : 20 cm. paperback.ISBN: 9780439269988.Subject(s): Mystery fiction | Adventure fiction | Guided Reading Set Fiction UGSAwards: 2011 Pure Belpre AwardSummary: From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself. It leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, until finally, he discovers its source.
Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.
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Book Band | UGS Lexile 650 (Browse shelf) | Available | Reading room | 0341825555 | |||
| PS GRS upper grades |
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Book Band | UGS Lexile 650 (Browse shelf) | 2 | Available | Reading room | 0357545555 |
Total holds: 0
suitable for ages 9-14
From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself. It leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, until finally, he discovers its source.
Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.
Lexile 650L
2011 Pure Belpre Award