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also available: Hardcover Paperback
category: Non-classifiable
published: Oct 2008
ISBN:9781554697731
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Watch Me

by Norah McClintock

tagged: law & crime, values & virtues, non-classifiable
Description

At first Kaz intends to help the old lady who's fallen in the park.

But then Kaz starts thinking about how he never gets what he wants. The next thing he knows, he's running away with her purse. The purse contains only five dollars and a battered watch. When Kaz learns who the old woman is and where the watch came from, he begins to understand consequences in a new way.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

About the Author

Norah McClintock won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people five times. She wrote more than sixty YA novels, including contributions to Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series.

Contributor Notes

Norah McClintock is a five-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
Editorial Reviews

"McClintock...delivers another winner for the reluctant teen reader."

— Resource Links

"Highly recommended."

— Tucson Unified School District

"A well-rounded story that includes many issues and emotions to which students can easily relate...The story is one that is very close to the lives of the many members of its reading audience: it is a story of frustration and difference; it is about being fed up and snapping...Highly Recommended."

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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