The Music Thief - Hardcover

Peni R. Griffin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786256060 ISBN 13: 9780786256068

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2003

Synopsis

Alma misses many things. She misses her abuela; her big brother, Eddie, when he wasn't mixed up in drugs; the freedom she had before her niece, Silvita, was born; and now, worst of all, she misses Jovita, the singer she idolizes who's been killed in a drive-by shooting. Just when things seem hopeless, Alma discovers the cat flap on her neighbor's back porch, and an unintended door opens into another world.

860L
Accelerated Reader® title for ages 10-14

Available only in Juvenile 3 Series.

About this title

About the Author

Peni R. Griffin is the author of numerous books for young readers, including Switching Well, which was named an ALA Notable Book and a Best Book for Young Adults. Ms. Griffin lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0786256060
• ISBN 13: 9780786256068
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190