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Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Gr 2-8 Both of these hi/lo books are written at a second-grade reading level, but while the protagonists of "Arf" appear to be eight or nine years old, those in "Surfboard" look like teens. In the first title, Arf opens his neighbor's package and, finding a metal detector inside, decides to take it to the park. He makes a bet with his sister that he'll find treasure, "borrows" his mother's jewelry to win the bet, and panics when he can't fi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More