| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"An episodic story originally published online by the Library of Congress." |
| Contents |
Episode 1. The exquiste corpse : a very unusual and complete amazing story pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading / by John Scieszka ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 2. The lost clue / by Katherine Pateson ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 3. The found clue / by Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 4. Dig that pig / by Susan Cooper ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 5. The exquisite corpse / by Gregory Maguire ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- g Episode 6. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! / by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 7. The beast pit / by Shannon Hale ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 8. A possible solution / by Natalie Babbitt ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 9. In arm's war / by Nikki Grimes ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 10. Wolf at the door / by Megan McDonald ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 11. A second arm / written an iullustrated by Steven Kellogg -- Episode 12. The shadowy abyss of our own fates / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 13. Out oif the cradle, into the fire / by M.T. Anderson ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 14. Skills / by Linda Sue Park ; illustrated by James Randome -- Episode 15. The gingerbread house / by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 16. If I only had a leg / by Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 17. Speak, memory / by Susan Cooper ; illustated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 18. The regional conference / by Gregory Maguire ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 19. Legs on the run / by Shannon Hale ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 20. An angel descends / by Steven Kellogg ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 21. Anything at all / by Linda Sue Park ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 22. Meanwhile, near a meadow / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 23. Promises, promises, and more promises / by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episdoe 24. When is a door not a door? / by Natalie Babbitt ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 25. "Que será, será" / by Jack Gantos ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 26. The final scramble / by M.T. Anderson ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 27. Over easy / by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Calef Brown. |
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Episode 1. The exquisite corpse : a very unusual and complete amazing story pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading / by John Scieszka ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 2. The lost clue / by Katherine Pateson ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 3. The found clue / by Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 4. Dig that pig / by Susan Cooper ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 5. The exquisite corpse / by Gregory Maguire ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- g Episode 6. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! / by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 7. The beast pit / by Shannon Hale ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 8. A possible solution / by Natalie Babbitt ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 9. In arm's war / by Nikki Grimes ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 10. Wolf at the door / by Megan McDonald ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 11. A second arm / written an iullustrated by Steven Kellogg -- Episode 12. The shadowy abyss of our own fates / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 13. Out of the cradle, into the fire / by M.T. Anderson ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 14. Skills / by Linda Sue Park ; illustrated by James Randome -- Episode 15. The gingerbread house / by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 16. If I only had a leg / by Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 17. Speak, memory / by Susan Cooper ; illustated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 18. The regional conference / by Gregory Maguire ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 19. Legs on the run / by Shannon Hale ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episode 20. An angel descends / by Steven Kellogg ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 21. Anything at all / by Linda Sue Park ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 22. Meanwhile, near a meadow / by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 23. Promises, promises, and more promises / by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by Calef Brown -- Episdoe 24. When is a door not a door? / by Natalie Babbitt ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering -- Episode 25. "Que será, será" / by Jack Gantos ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen -- Episode 26. The final scramble / by M.T. Anderson ; illustrated by James Ransome -- Episode 27. Over easy / by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Calef Brown. |
| Summary |
Twins Joe and Nancy were raised in a circus but on their eleventh birthday they learn their parents are still alive and need their help, so they set out on an quest filled with many extraordinary beings and adventures. Consists of twenty-seven episodes by nineteen authors and pictures by five illustrators. |
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Twins Joe and Nancy were raised in a circus but on their eleventh birthday they learn their parents are still alive and need their help, so they set out on an quest filled with many extraordinary beings and adventures. Consists of twenty-seven episodes by twenty authors and pictures by five illustrators. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 7.0 146259. |
| Subject |
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
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Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
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Twins -- Fiction.
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Animals -- Fiction.
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Robots -- Fiction.
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Space and time -- Fiction.
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Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
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Circus -- Fiction.
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Adventure stories.
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Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
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Twins -- Juvenile fiction.
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Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Robots -- Juvenile fiction.
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Space and time -- Juvenile fiction.
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Extraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction.
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Circus -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Linked stories.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, M. T.
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National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance.
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| ISBN |
9780763651497 |
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0763651494 |
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