Curiosity
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Lexile measure:
870L
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870L
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Published:
New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780803739246 : HRD, 0803739249 : HRD, 9780803739246 (HRD), 0803739249 (HRD), 9780803739246, 0803739249
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 6.3, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
870

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Description
In 1835, when his father is put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, twelve-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors andhis own safety.
Description
In 1835, when his father's put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, 12-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety.
Target Audience
870L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)

Blackwood, G. L. (2014). Curiosity. New York, New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Blackwood, Gary L. 2014. Curiosity. New York, New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Blackwood, Gary L, Curiosity. New York, New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Blackwood, Gary L. Curiosity. New York, New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014.

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