True Stories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061963827)

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

Author: Jon Scieszka, Jim Murphy, Elizabeth Partridge
ISBN-10: 0061963828
ISBN-13: 9780061963827
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Language: English
Published: 09/16/2014
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.23h x 5.83w x 1.00d

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