The season of Styx Malone

The Resource The season of Styx Malone
Label
The season of Styx Malone
Statement of responsibility
Kekla Magoon
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana. Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town, but his dad likes the family to stay close to home. Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. He's been lots of different places. Styx promises Caleb and Bobby Gene that together, they can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. It becomes clear that Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything--and Caleb fears their whole plan might fall apart. In this madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure, friendships are forged, loyalties are tested ... and miracles just might be possible
Awards note
  • A Junior Library Guild selection
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
  • Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award, 2019
  • Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2019
  • CSMCL Best Books, 2018
  • Horn Book Fanfare List, 2018
  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018
  • NPR Best Books, 2018
  • School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018
Cataloging source
DLC
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • 510L
  • Structure indicator: 90 (high)
  • Syntactic indicator: 80 (high)
  • Semantic indicator: 100 (very high)
  • Decoding indicator: 100 (very high)
Intended audience source
  • Lexile
  • Lexile
Interest level
MG
Literary form
novels
Reading level
3.8
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
Target audience
pre adolescent

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