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Its about a boy named Howard Jeeter who has to move from Arizona to small-town Massachusetts at age 10. To say that Howard is unhappy about leaving his home, school, and friends would be a huge understatement. The Kid in the Red Jacket is the story of Howards adjustment to his new life. Its both funny and true.

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The Kid In The Red Jacket

ISBN-10: 0394805712
ISBN-13: 9780394805719
Interest Level: 3-6
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication Date: August 1988
Copyright: 2006
Page Count: 144

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Reading Level

Guided Reading: O
Lexile: 640L
Accelerated Reader Level: 3.9
Accelerated Reader Points: 3.0

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JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

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When 10-year-old Howard Jeeter has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house.

Grades / Interest Level 3 - 7
Reading Level 4.5 (Flesch-Kincaid)
Guided Reading Level O
Lexile Level 640
ATOS Level 3.9
Product Code 8869801 ( MR #028118 )
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Price $6.99

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Every kid's worst nightmare--moving--has come true for ten-year-old Howard Jeeter, who fears a future of anonymity as the new kid in town, despite the friendship of his weird little neighbor.

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If you thought Junie B. Jones was FUNNY—catch more laughs from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Park with her hilarious middle-grade novels—just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I Funny!

Can Howard SURVIVE life without friends?
Howard Jeeter’s parents have ruined his life. They’ve moved him across the country, and all the kids in his new town act like he’s totally invisible. At least, all of them except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. Howard could use a friend. But a little girl who talks nonstop? Not what he had in mind. Still, when you’re really lonely, you’ll be friends with anyone…right?

An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year
A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner

* “Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, supersensitive age of early adolescence. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf.” —School Library Journal, Starred

“[A] witty middle-grade novel.” —Publishers Weekly

What grade level is the kid in the red jacket?

Kid in the Red Jacket (Firefly Books).

What is the GRL reading level?

Guided Reading Levels (GRL) GRL is a guided reading system used in some schools. To determine reading levels using GRL, children sit one-on-one with their teacher and read from a book that's considered standard for their grade level — a “benchmark” book. GRL books range from A to Z with A being the easiest.

What is the kid in the red jacket about?

It's about a boy named Howard Jeeter who has to move from Arizona to small-town Massachusetts at age 10. To say that Howard is unhappy about leaving his home, school, and friends would be a huge understatement. The Kid in the Red Jacket is the story of Howard's adjustment to his new life. It's both funny and true.