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The Not-Just-Anybody Family
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Series:
Blossom family volume 1.
Published:
Holiday House 2013
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
The first book in the beloved series by the Newbery Medal–winning author “races without pause between hilarious, suspenseful and touching crises” (Publishers Weekly).
Newbery Award–winning author Betsy Byars’s heartwarming and timeless books about the irrepressible Blossom family are back. In this introduction to the one-of-a-kind clan, Pap, the Blossoms’ grandfather, has landed himself in jail for disturbing the peace. Even though Junior is laid up in the hospital with two broken legs after jumping off the barn roof to test his new homemade wings, he and his sister and brother, Maggie and Vern, have come up with a plan to rescue Pap. A new generation of readers will fall head over heels for this engaging, hilarious family. 
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Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
02/12/2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781480402799
ASIN:
B00B4V7QRE
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.6, 4 Points
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APA Citation (style guide)

Betsy Byars. (2013). The Not-Just-Anybody Family. Holiday House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Betsy Byars. 2013. The Not-Just-Anybody Family. Holiday House.

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Betsy Byars, The Not-Just-Anybody Family. Holiday House, 2013.

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Betsy Byars. The Not-Just-Anybody Family. Holiday House, 2013.

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