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My Brother's Hero

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By Adrian Fogelin
Publisher Peachtree Publishers
My Brother's Hero
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This poignant comingofage story is set against the verdant landscape and sultry atmosphere of the Florida Keys. Ben Floyd has a lot on his mind. In only eighteen months he will be old enough to get a learners permit to drive, but that seems a lifetime away. Ben enjoys the closeknit group of friends in his small neighborhood, but lately he has been longing for a taste of adventure. Keeping an eye on his younger brother Cody is getting to be a big responsibility. And he is confused by complicated feelings he has for his lifelong friend, Cass. An unexpected turn of events finds the Floyd family in the Florida Keys over Christmas vacation and offers Ben a welcome opportunity to escape the neighborhood routine. Here he meets Mica, an independent, strongwilled girl who lives a nomadic life aboard a boat with her marine biologist father. Mica teaches Ben and Cody to fish, sail, and snorkel, and together they explore the interior canals and coastal waterways. But Ben soon realizes that adventure sometimes brings danger, and that at the center of Micas seemingly charmed life lies a mysterious loneliness. Young readers will relate to Bens conflicting feelings and growing restlessness as they experience this realistic, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous portrait of adolescence by awardwinning author Adrian Fogelin.

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62407 words62,407 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 620LLexile 620L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2005Published 2005

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9781561453528

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