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Dear Sweet Pea

Julie Murphy

Patricia “Sweet Pea” DiMarco faces her parents’ divorce as seventh grade comes to an end. Rather than separating households in different places, her parents move into nearly identical homes on the same street. Sweet Pea struggles with this unusual arrangement and with changing friendships. She also discovers that she has a talent for giving advice. A letter sets off a chain of events involving Sweet Pea and her family. The novel follows her as she adapts to family change and the social shifts surrounding the end of seventh grade.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
810L
ATOS Book Level
5.1
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
8
Word Count
55962
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
S
Themes
Change And Transitions · Family · Friendship · School
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 1, 2019
ISBN-13
9780062473080
Language
English
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