The death and life of Benny Brooks : sort of a memoir
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Status
Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Juvenile Fiction
J F LONG E
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J F LONG E
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 4.5, 4 Points
Level 4.5, 4 Points
Notes
General Note
"Christy Ottaviano Books."
General Note
"This is a story close to my heart. It is based on my own childhood growing up in the 1970s ... Divorce, anger issues, my dad's smoking, and his eventual cancer and death impacted my life in a huge way ..."--A note from the author, page [275]
Summary
Fifth grader Benny wants to focus on not flunking out of fifth grade, but he must also cope with his complicated home life with newly divorced parents, a mother who moves away, and a father with terminal lung cancer.
Summary
Benny's parents are newly divorced. When his mom chooses to move away, Benny and his brother and sister are left with their chain-smoking dad, who has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Benny is lonely, anxious, and very angry. He can't sleep at night and spends his days trying to survive fifth grade. Benny starts acting out as he watches his father virtually disappear before his eyes. -- adapted from jacket
Reading Level
Ages 9-14.,Title page of WYLD copy.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Long, E. (2023). The death and life of Benny Brooks: sort of a memoir (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, Ethan. 2023. The Death and Life of Benny Brooks: Sort of a Memoir. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, Ethan. The Death and Life of Benny Brooks: Sort of a Memoir Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Long, Ethan. The Death and Life of Benny Brooks: Sort of a Memoir First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
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