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The Free State of Jax

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Jaxon Averett lives with relatives in Walkonby, Kansas, where his cousins bully him and his aunt and uncle barely remember his name. On the eve of his twelfth birthday, he takes a raft onto a hot-springs lake on neighboring land and declares a micronation: the Free State of Jax. With new friends, a lawyer, and landowner Owen O'Keefe, Jax builds his new community while secrets threaten the freedom he has claimed.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
750L
ATOS Book Level
4.8
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
10
Word Count
70186
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
R
Themes
Bullying · Friendship · Government And Civics · Home · Mystery And Discovery
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Published
October 21, 2025
Pages
352
ISBN-13
9781546166085
Language
English
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