The L.A. Dodger
分級讀本/橋梁書 | Read to Learn 階段 | 中級章節書 | 偵探&解謎
The L.A. Dodger
N 570L
書籍資訊
適讀年齡 | 6 - 9 |
適合年級 | 2 - 5 |
字數 | 10,966 字 |
Grade level equivalent | |
AR level | 3.8 |
F&p/guided reading level | N |
Lexile | 570L |
DRA level | |
出版社 | Penguin Random House |
出版日期 | July 2011 |
Cousins Kate and Mike visit Kate's father, a baseball scout for the Dodgers, in Los Angeles just as a series of suspicious events lead him to think that someone is trying to steal his scouting reports.
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