P.K. Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows
by Caroline Lawrence
"If, as P.K.’s foster mother puts it, ‘a Detective is someone who uncovers... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2014
Word Count 62,351
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164280, 10 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Disguise--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Nevada
- Orphans
- Juvenile Fiction | Westerns
- Detective and mystery stories
- Disguise
- 19th century
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Mystery and detective stories
- Nevada--History--19th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- History
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2014
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