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The red pencil  Cover Image Book Book

The red pencil / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis, (author.). Evans, Shane, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316247801
  • ISBN: 0316247804
  • Physical Description: 308 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
A novel in verse.
Target Audience Note:
HL620L Lexile
Decoding demand: 87 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 81 (very high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.2 3 168792.
Subject: Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Refugees > Education > Juvenile fiction.
Black people > Sudan > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse > Juvenile literature.
Sudan > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library J PINKNEY (Text) 0001002023800 JUV Fiction Available -


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