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We the children / Andrew Clements ; illustrated by Adam Stower. --
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed.
Record details
- ISBN: 1416939075 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781416939078 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 142 p. : col. ill., col. map. --
- Edition: 1st Atheneum Books for Young Readers pbk. ed. --
- Publisher: New York ; Simon & Schuster Children's Pub., 2011, c2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Atheneum Books for Young Readers". "Reading group guide inside"--Cover. |
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 7-10"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 6.99 |
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| Subject: | Children of separated parents > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Real estate development > Juvenile fiction. Sailing > Juvenile fiction. Mystery and detective stories. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Detective and mystery stories. |
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Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like, but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep his school from being destroyed. - Simon and Schuster
Benjamin Prattâs school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wondering if heâs going to like an amusement park in the middle of his townâwith all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. Itâs going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the "familyâ sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. Itâs over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has ocean breezes and the classrooms have million dollar viewsâ¦MILLION DOLLAR views. And after a chanceâand finalârun-in with the school janitor, Ben starts to discover that these MILLION DOLLAR views have a lot to do with the deal to sell the school property. But, as much as the town wants to believe it, the school does not belong to the local government. It belongs to the CHILDREN and these children have the right to defend it!
Donât think Ben, his friend Jill (and the tag-along Robert) can ruin a multimillion dollar real estate deal? Then you donât know the history and the power of the Keepers of the School. A suspenseful six book series, book one, We the Children, starts the battle on land and on sea. Itâs a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just how threatening a little knowledge can be.
