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 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

Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Published: 09/16/2014
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.23h x 5.83w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780061963827
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 168923 / Guys Read: True Stories


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 60
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 202 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Scieszka, Jon: -

Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.

Partridge, Elizabeth: -

Elizabeth Partridge is the author of This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and other acclaimed works. She and her husband live in the San Francisco Bay area.

Florian, Douglas: -

Douglas Florian's books for children include A Pig Is Big, as well as the poetry collections Beast Feast; Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs; In the Swim; and Mammalabilia. Mr. Florian lives with his family in New York City.

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