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10 Lucky Things That Have Happened to Me since I Nearly Got Hit by Lightning

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By Mary Hershey
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Wendy Lamb)
10 Lucky Things That Have Happened to Me since I Nearly Got Hit by Lightning
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EFFIES LIFE IS perfect now that she has two best friends, Nit and Aurora. Auroras a superathlete, and when she decides to leave St. Doms for public school, where they have better sports, Effie panics. Shes got to come up with a scheme to make Aurora want to come back to St. Doms. Meanwhile, her mothers old college friend, Father Frank, the priest, has come to stay under mysterious circumstances. Effies bossaholic sister Maxey starts acting like Saint Maxey. Effies life doesnt seem so perfect anymore. . . .

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52124 words52,124 words
240 pages240 pages
Lexile 640LLexile 640L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2008Published 2008

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Book ISBN:

9780385735414

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