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Guys read : true stories / True stories edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Nathan Hale, Thanhha Lai, Sy Montgomery, Jim Murphy, T. Edward Nickens, Elizabeth Partridge, Steve Sheinkin, and James Sturm ; with illustrations by Brian Floca. - First edition. - ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Guys read ; 5 .

"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.Supports the Common Core State Standards"--

ISBN: 9780061963827 (hardback) 9780061963810 (paperback)

LCCN: 2014010024

Subjects--Topical Terms:
American prose literature--21st century--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology).
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General.

LC Class. No.: PS659.2 / .G89 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 818/.609