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Don't be my valentine : a classroom mystery  Cover Image Book Book

Don't be my valentine : a classroom mystery / story by Joan M. Lexau ; pictures by Syd Hoff.

Lexau, Joan M. (Author). Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004 (illustrator.).

Summary:

Sam's mean valentine for Amy Lou goes astray at school and almost ruins the day for him and his friends.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0064442543
  • ISBN: 0060282398
  • ISBN: 0060282401
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Newly illustrated ed.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Grades K-3.
Target Audience Note:
190 Lexile.
480L Lexile
Decoding demand: 56 (medium) Semantic demand: 58 (medium) Syntactic demand: 56 (medium) Structure demand: 75 (high) Lexile
Subject: Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Valentines > Juvenile fiction.
Valentine's Day > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 16 of 16 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Akron Carnegie PL - Akron J HOL LEX (Text) 75253000032130 Valentine's Day Books Available -
Butler PL - Butler (BLUE) J RC LEXAU (Text) 73174005036098 Childrens: Color Dot Reading Levels Available -
Cambridge City PL - Cambridge City J LEX (Text) 76893000015196 Juvenile Fiction K-2 Available -
Clinton PL - Clinton C LEX (Text) 36806000283588 CHILDRENS EARLY READERS Available -
Franklin Co PL Dist. - Laurel PL E LEX VAL (Text) 36241000020543 Valentine's Available -
Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch READER.c Lexau (Text) 78294000162517 J Reader Available -
Lebanon PL - Lebanon Y F LEX R2 H (Text)
Home Location: READER
34330511718372 Juvenile - Holiday Available -
Linden Carnegie PL - Linden J ER LEX (Text) 34239000178024 Children's Library, Lower Level Available -
Loogootee PL - Loogootee JUV FIC LEX - Valentien (Text) 70511000024049 Juvenile Holiday Fiction Available -
Newburgh Chandler PL - Chandler Branch Library JE(JR) LEX (Text) 39206018390888 J Beginning Readers Available -

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    Sam's mean valentine for Amy Lou goes astray at school and almost ruins the day for him and his friends.
  • HARPERCOLL
    "Don't bug me, Amy Lou!"

    Amy Lou is always trying to help Sam, and it bothers him. So when it's time for valentines, Sam makes a mean one for her. But the valentine is delivered to Sam's teacher instead of Amy Lou. How did that happen?

    Its a Valentines Day mystery! Sam is tired of Amy Lou bugging him all the time so he sends her an especially mean valentine. But when the valentines are delivered, Amy Lou gets a nice one from Sam and its their teacher who receives the mean valentine. How did that happen? Joan Lexaus funny story and Syd Hoffs heartwarming illustrations, available for the first time in full-color, are sure to have beginning readers laughing as they try to figure out who pulled the valentine switch. School Library Journal said about DONT BE MY VALENTINE A funny, realistic school story, this will also be a holiday hit.


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