Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
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Tom Gates: Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff)
S 610L
書籍資訊
| 適讀年齡 | 8 - 12 |
| 適合年級 | 4 - 7 |
| 字數 | 17,045 字 |
| Grade level equivalent | |
| AR level | 3.9 |
| F&p/guided reading level | S |
| Lexile | 610L |
| DRA level | |
| 出版社 | Candlewick Press |
| 出版日期 | February 2016 |
A two-week break from school enables middle school comedian, homework dodger, rock-star wannabe and master doodler Tom Gates to plot new ways to annoy his big sister. By the award-winning creator of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates.
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Middle-school comedian, homework dodger, rock-star wannabe, master doodler-Tom Gates is back with two more episodes full of visual humor and kid appeal. Things are looking up for Tom Gates. The school dance is coming up, and his birthday, too! What could possibly put him in a bad mood? Well, the words math lesson, for one thing. And that annoying twit Marcus Meldrew at school. And Granny Mavis threatening to bake Tom's birthday cake (carrots!). And the fact that nobody seems to be noticing the long list of birthday presents Tom has prominently displayed. Worst of all, can it be true that Tom's dad has volunteered to deejay the school dance wearing the wacky costume from his new job?
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