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Junebug

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By Alice Mead
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Yearling)
Junebug
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Reeve McLain, Jr.Junebughas a big dream that keeps him going. He dreams that someday he and his younger sister and mother will move from the awful housing project where drugs, gangs, and guns are part of everyday life. Junebugs tenth birthday is coming up, and he knows the gangs and drug dealers will be after him to join them. But he has a big birthday plan to keep his hope alive. Hes going to launch his glassbottle collection filled with notes of his dreams and wishes. Maybe some way, somehow, Junebugs dream will come true.

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20566 words20,566 words
112 pages112 pages
Lexile 570LLexile 570L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12

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Book ISBN:

9780440412458

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