{"product_id":"guys-read-true-stories-isbn-9780061963827","title":"Guys Read: True Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eJon 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupports the Common Core State Standards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnbelievable Survival Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e Read the true accounts of a sailor shipwrecked and enslaved in the Sahara and the legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass, left for dead in the wild west.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmazing Animal Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the incredible life of Jumbo, the world’s most famous elephant, and join a scientist on a hunt for the massive Goliath bird-eating spider in the Amazon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFascinating History for Kids:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the painfully true (and gruesome) history of dental care and learn how a kid obsessed with comics can become a professional cartoonist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInspiring Biographies:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow Muddy Waters from the Mississippi delta to the Chicago blues scene and see how a boy from Vietnam found his place in a pack of brothers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eVisiting the dentist—in ancient Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpending a night in the jungle—with giant tarantulas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrestling with a grizzly bear—and living to tell the tale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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, \u003cem\u003eGuys Read: True Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, travelogues, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely \u003cem\u003eout there\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Funny Business sets the bar high. Will have readers laughing as they turn the pages.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), about Guys Read: Funny Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Packs a dizzying punch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, about Guys Read: Thriller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers, boys and girls alike, need look no further.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review), about Guys Read: The Sports Pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Speculative fiction fans-especially tween guys-will rejoice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist, about Guys Read: Other Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888652153061,"sku":"NP9780061963827","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061963827.jpg?v=1730229533","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/guys-read-true-stories-isbn-9780061963827","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}