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Falling Up

Falling Up

by Shel Silverstein

Book Details

Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1996
Language: en
Pages: 184
ISBN: 9780060248024
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Confidence: 65%

Content Intensity

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3
💥ViolenceModerate
0
❤️Love & RomanceNone
1
🧠Mental HealthVery low
0
💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

5
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalCentral storyline
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

<p><i>Millie McDeevit screamed a scream<br>So loud it made her eyebrows steam.<br>She screamed so loud<br>Her jawbone broke,<br>Her tongue caught fire,<br>Her nostrils smoked...</i></p><p>Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of <i>Where the Sidewalk Ends</i> and <i>A Light in the Attic.</i> Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold.</p><p>So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.</p>

Themes & Topics

Juvenile NonfictionPoetryHumorousHumor
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