| Larger-Than-Life Lara Contributor(s): Mackall, Dandi Daley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496414306 ISBN-13: 9781496414304 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Christian - Social Issues |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016022387 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Event - Summer Vacation Reading - Event - Back to School - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108945 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This isn't about me. This story, I mean. So already you got a reason to hang it up. At least that's what Mrs. Smith, our English teacher, says. But the story is about ten-year-old Laney Grafton and the new girl in her class--Lara Phelps, whom everyone bullies from the minute she shows up. Laney is just relieved to have someone else as a target of bullying. But instead of acting the way a bullied kid normally acts, this new girl returns kindness for a meanness that intensifies . . . until nobody remains unchanged, not even the reader. In a unique and multi-layered story, with equal parts humor and angst, Laney communicates the art of storytelling as it happens, with chapter headings, such as: Character, Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax. And she weaves an unforgettable tale of a new girl who transforms an entire class and, in the process, reveals the best and worst in all of us. This is a powerful and emotional story, which School Library Journal called "Thoroughly enjoyable and unexpectedly wry, . . . as intelligent as it is succinct." |