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Pond Scum
Average rating
4.2 out of 5
Based on 96 Ratings and 33 Reviews

Book Description


Oliver is the type of kid who enjoys pulling the wings off flies just to hear the little " snap. " Needless to say, he`s more friendly with his television than with other kids. Oliver`s life takes a turn, though, when his mom gets a new job and moves the family to a small town. Worse, his mom has fallen in love with a rundown old house near a pond. But there`s something weird about the h... More
Book Information
PublisherDisney Publishing Hyperion Books For Children
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages288
ISBN-100786856351
ISBN-13978-0786856350
Publication Date03/01/2007
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About Alan Silberberg (Author) : Writer, cartoonist, author of MILO: STICKY NOTES & BRAIN FREEZE (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin) and POND SCUM (Hyperion). 2008 James Thurber Children's Writer in Residence I'm a recovering TV writer fin... more
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4/18/2007 Alan Silberberg said: Enter the world of the pond where 11 year old Oliver learns to make friends for the first time in his life. Oh - and he can turn into any animal he touches. Cool.
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