Olivia's abnormally short friend Frannie is trying to make herself grow. According to her research, a mysterious jungle plant just might do the trick, but the anthropologist who knows its secrets has secluded himself in an unknown location. Meanwhile, Olivia has unenthusiastically begun attending the Malcolm Flavius School for the Arts. While drawing the old man across the street for homework, she realizes that he is desperately searching . . . for what?
Title alpha Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City
Level Upper Elementary/Middle Plus
Pages Count 336
Summary Olivia would like to help Frannie grow. Frannie has learned of a secret plant, discovered by the deceased anthropologist Franklin Steenpister, which aids in rapid growth. Olivia and Frannie set out to learn whether his son knows the secret and learn that Steenpister himself may still be alive. To discover the truth, they must visit a particularly dark and haunted part of the New York Subway tunnel system. Meanwhile, Olivia’s friend, the Principessa, is marrying in royal Babatavian style, with Olivia as the assassin’s bait; Olivia’s new schoolmate Stella needs help looking after her grandmother; Olivia is becoming jealous of the relationship between her deceased brother Christopher and their self-centered mother; and Olivia is trying to sort out her feelings for her male friend Ruben.
Topics New schools. Talents. The subway. Communicating with spirits. New friends. Teachers. Enemies. Art. Secrets. Eccentrics. Odd houses. Growth. Butlers. Sketching. Ghosts. Subway lunatics. Foreign cultures. Wedding preparations. School therapists. Parents. Skateboarding. Male friends. Being watched. Sibling rivalry. The Museum of Natural History. Hints. Following someone. Gathering information. Finding a missing person. Disappointments. Meeting old friends. Helping children. Confessions. Wedding ceremonies. New beginnings.
SRC Level 5.700000
SRC Points 19.000000
Lexile 870L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Language English
JLG Release Date Jul 2007
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 7
Reading level Elementary, Middle
Format Print
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus (Grades 5-7)
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus (Grades 5-7)
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