Guys read: true stories

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Scieszka, Jon
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Guys read volume 5
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"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: TrueStories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.Supports the Common Core State Standards"--

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American prose literature
American prose literature -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Children's audiobooks
Children's literature
History
Juvenile literature
Science
Science and nature

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Contributors:
Montgomery, Sy.Tarantula heaven
Sturm, James,1965-Cartoonist's course
Weigert, Robin,1969-narrator
Florian, Douglas.Uni-verses
Murphy, Jim,1947-2022.This won't hurt a bit
ISBN:
9780061963810
9781483028323
9780061963827
9781483028330
9781480650763
9780062345684
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 6.4, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
970L

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Last Grouping Update2025-09-10 18:11:02PM
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Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Children's audiobooks
Children's literature
History
Juvenile literature
Science
Science and nature
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Guys Read: True Stories [electronic resource] / Jim Murphy and Jon Scieszka
Guys read : true stories / edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Nathan Hale, Thanhha Lai, Sy Montgomery, Jim Murphy, T. Edward Nickens, Elizabeth Partridge, Steve Sheinkin, and James Sturm ; with illustrations by Brian Floca
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Autobiography
Biography
Children's literature
History
Juvenile literature
Science
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