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Alchemy and Meggy Swann
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Books on Tape 2010
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure:
810L
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Available from OverDrive
Description
Fans of Karen Cushman's witty, satisfying novels will welcome Meggy Swann, newly come to London with her only friend, a goose named Louise. Meggy's mother was glad to be rid of her; her father, who sent for her, doesn't want her after all. Meggy is appalled by London, dirty and noisy, full of rogues and thieves, and difficult to get around in—not that getting around is ever easy for someone who walks with the help of two sticks. Just as her alchemist father pursues his Great Work of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy finds herself pursuing her own transformation. Earthy and colorful, Elizabethan London has its dark side, but it also has gifts in store for Meggy Swann.
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Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
04/13/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307710253
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
810
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APA Citation (style guide)

Karen Cushman. (2010). Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Unabridged Books on Tape.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Karen Cushman. 2010. Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Books on Tape.

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Karen Cushman, Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Books on Tape, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Karen Cushman. Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2010.

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