by William Durbin (Author)
Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector like her grandfather, who reads to the workers in a cigar factory in Tampa, Florida. But will Bella be able to get the education she needs during the Depression?
Author Biography
William Durbin was born in Minneapolis and lives on Lake Vermilion at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. He and his wife, Barbara, have two grown children. A former teacher, Durbin has published biographies of Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer, as well as several books for young readers, among them The Broken Blade, Wintering, Song of Sampo Lake, and Blackwater Ben. The Broken Blade won the Great Lakes Book Award for Children's Books and the Minnesota Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.
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Number of Pages: 204
Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.51 x 6.09 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2014
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: El Lector = the Reader
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 6
