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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.

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Visiting the dentist—in ancient Egypt

Spending a night in the jungle—with giant tarantulas

Wrestling with a grizzly bear—and living to tell the tale

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, travelogues, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780061963827
  • ISBN 10: 0061963828
  • Imprint: Walden Pond Press
  • On Sale: 09/16/2014
  • Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 7.75 in (h) x 1.006 in (d)
  • Pages: 272
  • List Price: 16.99 USD
  • Ages: 8 to 12
  • BISAC1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
  • BISAC2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology)
  • BISAC3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General

Guys Read: True Stories by Jon Scieszka, Jim Murphy, Elizabeth Partridge, Nathan Hale, James Sturm, Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Sy Montgomery, Steve Sheinkin, T. Edward Nickens, Thanhha Lai

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