Publisher: Saddleback Publishing

Copyright Date: 2018

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 10/22/18

Pages: 60 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-680-21376-8 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-2472-7

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-680-21376-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-2472-2

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
First day of school. Juvenile fiction.
Friendship. Juvenile fiction.
Schools. Juvenile fiction.
First day of school. Fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 5,227

Reading Level: 2.6

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.6 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 501627 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: HL150L

Themes: Stealing, Helping Others, Fiction, Tween, Emergent Reader, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Marlon Moore is part of Walden Lane Middle Schools buddy program. The popular program helps new kids adapt to the school by pairing them up with a buddy. The buddys job is to help new students by introducing them to friends and showing them around the campus. Marlon takes his job seriously. New kid Robert seems like a cool guy and fits in well with Marlons crew. But Marlon learns quickly that Robert is a thief. First he steals some food from the local 7-Eleven. The boys think its a fluke. But then Robert steals from WowTech, a gaming and electronics store. He puts an old PSP into Marlons backpack, and he steals a high-tech smartphone for himself. Marlon wants to ghost his new buddy, but his sister, Ashley, convinces him that Robert is worth saving. Walden Lane is a quintessential small city. And these chapter books describe a typical American family, with busy schedules and the usual problems. The series explores suburban life in a fun way, with topics appropriate for younger readers. These gentle reads are innocent, hopeful, and sometimes funny, with no unsettling surprises or storylines. Each book is 5,000 words (approx.) and 10 chapters.