Brendan Buckley's universe and everything in it

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The work Brendan Buckley's universe and everything in it represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in LaGrange County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Brendan Buckley's universe and everything in it

Statement of responsibility

Sundee T. Frazier

Title variation

Brendan Buckleys universe and everything in it

Creator

• Frazier, Sundee Tucker, 1968-
• trueFrazier, Sundee Tucker, 1968-

Subject

• Tae kwon do -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTen-year-old boys
• trueConflict in families
• trueFamilies -- Washington (State)
• Families -- Washington (State) -- Fiction
• Families -- Washington (State) -- Juvenile fiction
• Family life -- Washington (State) -- Fiction
• trueGrandfathers
• Grandfathers -- Fiction
• Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction
• Karate -- Fiction
• trueMinerals -- Collection and preservation
• Minerals -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
• Minerals -- Collection and preservation -- Juvenile fiction
• trueMultiracial boys
• trueMultiracial persons
• truePrejudice
• Puyallup (Wash.) -- Fiction
• Puyallup (Wash.) -- Juvenile fiction
• truePuyallup, Washington
• Racially mixed people -- Fiction
• Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction
• trueRacism
• trueRocks -- Collection and preservation
• Rocks -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
• Rocks -- Collection and preservation -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTae kwon do
• Tae kwon do -- Fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged

Storyline

• trueOwn voices
• trueCharacter-driven

Tone

• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Character

• trueCulturally diverse

Award

John Steptoe Award for New Talent, Author Category, 2008.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 4.0
• 3-6
• 630

Intended audience source

• Follett Library Resources
• Follett Library Resources
• Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.F8715

LC item number

Bre 2007

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630

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Target audience

pre adolescent