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Title details for The Postcard by Tony Abbott - Available

The Postcard

by Tony Abbott
Lincoln Hoppe
Audiobook
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She died today.
One phone call changes Jason’s summer vacation–and life!–forever. When Jason’s grandmother dies, he’s sent down to her home in Florida to help his father sort through her things. At first he gripes about spending the summer miles away from his best friend, doing chores, and sweating in the Florida heat, but he soon discovers a mystery surrounding his grandmother’s murky past.
An old, yellowed postcard . . . a creepy phone call with a raspy voice at the other end asking, “So how smart are you?” . . . an entourage of freakish funeral-goers . . . a bizarre magazine story–all contain clues that will send Jason on a thrilling journey to uncover family secrets.

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  • Release date

    April 8, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739363652
      • File size: 214508 KB
      • Duration: 07:26:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4
    • Lexile® Measure: 630
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Tweens and their parents or grandparents may find this mystery ideal for shared listening. Narrator Lincoln Hoppe nimbly portrays a dichotomy of characters: a teen protagonist with stereotypical 21st-century angst and pulp villains straight out of the 1940s. Hoppe's portrayal of 13-year-old Jason reveals his boredom with being stuck in blue-haired St. Petersburg, Florida, where he's helping his dad settle his grandmother's estate. Hoppe conveys Jason's begrudging interest when he discovers that perhaps Grandma was not only young once, she was also entwined in an exciting mystery. With his new friend, Dia, Jason follows a trail of vintage postcards with the tenacity of a gumshoe detective. Hoppe's well-paced, realistic dialogue adds credibility to the story's adults, especially Jason's stressed-out father. N.M.C. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4
  • Lexile® Measure:630
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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