Book
The Fire-Eaters
by David Almond
- Published
- 2005
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 218
- Words
- 37751
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 3.6
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 520L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–17
In 1962, Bobby Burns faces a cruel new school, his father's mysterious illness, and the growing threat of nuclear war. A strange fire-eater and Bobby's remarkable friend Ailsa help him imagine that courage, compassion, and even miracles might still change things.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780385731706
- ISBN-10
- 0385731701
Tags
ALSC NotablesBehavior-BullyingCold WarFamily Life-FathersFamily Life-IllnessHistorical FictionHistory-1960sHistory-Nuclear WeaponsPeople-ChildrenRealistic Fiction