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City of the Dead

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By Tony Abbott
Publisher Scholastic, Incorporated - (Scholastic Paperbacks)
City of the Dead
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Tony Abbott combines the best of the action, suspense, and humor that has made DROON a hit for almost a decade and takes it to the next level in this spooky new middle grade series. Could the road to the afterlife be a twoway street? Derek Stone just turned fourteen. Hes lived in the heart of New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. Hes a little overweight. He cant hear well out of his left ear. Oh, and hes on the run from the dead. Derek never imagined that the dead could be anything but dead. But theres no denying it. Theyre back and theyre after him. He just doesnt know why. And he doesnt have long to figure it out.

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25064 words25,064 words
160 pages160 pages
Lexile 540LLexile 540L
Grade 3 to 6Grade 3 to 6
Age 8-11Age 8-11
Published 2009Published 2009

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Hear it contact Hear it press Hear it form Hear it snap Hear it center Hear it flat Hear it stack Hear it spine Hear it file Hear it steep Hear it sting Hear it clear Hear it display Hear it shift Hear it iron Hear it needle Hear it layer Hear it blind Hear it settle Hear it focus Hear it thick Hear it frame Hear it flash Hear it conversation Hear it position Hear it conference Hear it knot Hear it accident Hear it rocket Hear it slice Hear it trade Hear it couple Hear it court Hear it master Hear it twist Hear it faint Hear it nightmare Hear it section Hear it plain Hear it crook Hear it simple Hear it incoming Hear it humor Hear it narrow Hear it tomb Hear it marine Hear it scene Hear it shock Hear it roar Hear it social Hear it wrap Hear it blank Hear it private Hear it original Hear it hum Hear it groan Hear it normal Hear it science Hear it identify Hear it expect Hear it oak Hear it explode Hear it drown Hear it spin Hear it quit Hear it mutter Hear it gather Hear it cemetery Hear it grain Hear it site Hear it stiff Hear it tide Hear it sleeve Hear it convince Hear it confuse Hear it slow Hear it tone Hear it humid Hear it solid Hear it dampen Hear it screech Hear it underground Hear it grip Hear it seventy Hear it exchange Hear it tear Hear it purse Hear it balance Hear it pipe Hear it supper Hear it palm Hear it crowd Hear it pace Hear it vision Hear it single Hear it booth Hear it conductor Hear it wound Hear it bump Hear it belt
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Hear it convention Hear it intense Hear it cane Hear it stress Hear it minor Hear it trace Hear it bolt Hear it hollow Hear it accent Hear it conclude Hear it incline Hear it former Hear it ravine Hear it display Hear it author Hear it curb Hear it lemon Hear it shift Hear it concussion Hear it freight Hear it squeal Hear it collapse Hear it blind Hear it strain Hear it focus Hear it instant Hear it term Hear it inaccessible Hear it brief Hear it coroner Hear it rare Hear it porker Hear it vise Hear it distant Hear it chorus Hear it knot Hear it mellow Hear it span Hear it panel Hear it double Hear it complex Hear it prop Hear it streetcar Hear it annex Hear it alley Hear it lone Hear it labor Hear it dim Hear it current Hear it patio Hear it balconied Hear it scrap Hear it weave Hear it stale Hear it chasm Hear it reanimate Hear it ungrateful Hear it stock Hear it concoct Hear it reflex Hear it squat Hear it pantry Hear it fate Hear it faint Hear it index Hear it chamber Hear it ukulele Hear it shaft Hear it girder Hear it crook Hear it presumed Hear it glassless Hear it pickle Hear it fraction Hear it fantasy Hear it octagonal Hear it paring Hear it steel Hear it wiry Hear it seedless Hear it anatomist Hear it rear Hear it response Hear it coma Hear it incoming Hear it convict Hear it humor Hear it tomb Hear it marine Hear it blackish Hear it maintenance Hear it stung Hear it exist Hear it identical Hear it amp Hear it social Hear it illuminate Hear it original Hear it knuckle Hear it penitentiary
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Book ISBN:

9780545034296

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