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Magic Wagon

Just the Series: Game Face

Series and Publisher: Game Face

Annotation: Louie Lin is getting frustrated with her busy schedule as she prepares for the state dance championship, rushing her lessons and arguing with her instructor, and must learn to balance her time between dance and Korean tea lessons with her grandmother.

Genre: [Sports fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #155154

Format: Library Binding

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Magic Wagon

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 12/15/17

Illustrator: Heitz, Tim,

Pages: 112 pages

ISBN: 1-532-13043-0

ISBN 13: 978-1-532-13043-4

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2017946546

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Dance. Juvenile fiction.
Self-reliance in adolescence. Juvenile fiction.
Korean tea ceremony. Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child. Juvenile fiction.
Dance. Fiction.
Self-reliance in adolescence. Fiction.
Korean tea ceremony. Fiction.
Grandparent and child. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

The hi-lo series continues with four more facile sports books, these all featuring girl protagonists: rhythmic gymnast Louie Lin (Balancing), softball catcher Rana Parisi (Softball), sports reporter Maya Esposito (Report), and ice-hockey player Alana O'Brien (STEAM). Each first-person narrative pulls readers through the activity's anxieties and thrills. Silly, juvenile cartoons feel mismatched with the straightforward middle-school sports stories.

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Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Word Count: 13,833

Reading Level: 4.9

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.9 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 194083 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 690L

Guided Reading Level: R

Louie Lin's parents have just agreed to hire a choreographer to help her prepare for the state championship. To get the training, Louie starts taking Korean tea lessons with her grandmother. Louie grows frustrated with her schedule, rushing her lessons and arguing with her instructor. Can the dancing dynamo find the balance she seeks, or will she boil over? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

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