Tall story
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Author
Gourlay, Candy.
Published
Oxford ; New York : David Fickling Books, c2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 19 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Status
Available
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LC Subjects
Basketball -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Culture conflict -- Juvenile fiction.
England -- Juvenile fiction.
Giants -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- Juvenile fiction.
Philippines -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
Basketball -- Fiction.
Basketball -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Culture conflict -- Fiction.
Culture conflict -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Giants -- Fiction.
Giants -- Fiction.
London (England) -- Fiction.
London (England) -- Fiction.
Philippines -- Fiction.
Philippines -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Size -- Fiction.
Size -- Fiction.

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Published
Oxford ; New York : David Fickling Books, c2010.
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 4.3, 7 Points

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Booklist starred, January 2011
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Publisher's Weekly, December 2010
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Kirkus Starred, January 2011
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Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2011
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Booklist starred
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Publisher's Weekly
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Kirkus Starred
Description
Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
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5-8,Follett Library Resources
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5-8

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gourlay, C. (2010). Tall story (1st American ed.). David Fickling Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gourlay, Candy. 2010. Tall Story. David Fickling Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gourlay, Candy. Tall Story David Fickling Books, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gourlay, Candy. Tall Story 1st American ed., David Fickling Books, 2010.

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