Red Pencil

Contributor(s): Pinkney, Andrea Davis (Author), Evans, Shane W (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780316247801

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Hardcover

$34.99

Pub Date: September 16, 2014

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2013044753

Lexile Code: 0620

Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 08 to 12

Physical Info: 1.10" H x 8.02" L x 5.54" W ( 0.87 lbs) 336 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000168792 ( Red Pencil)

Reading level: 4.20

Interest level: MG

Point value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: A powerful story by two Coretta Scott King Award winners. After her village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, flees to a refugee camp. There 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. Illustrations.

Review Quotes: "Pinkney faces war's horrors head on, yet also conveys a sense of hope and promise."--Publishers Weekly