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Acting Out

Acting Out

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Book Details

Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012
Language: en
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9780142416761
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Confidence: 65%

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceLow
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❤️Love & RomanceNone
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🧠Mental HealthLow
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

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

Description

An all-new book in acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson's series for younger readers! <br><br>Zoe is back in Ambler after living with her mom in Los Angeles, and she doesn't know what to feel about it. It's fun to be back with the Vet Volunteers, but Zoe misses her mom, who is filming a movie in Canada. Meanwhile, there seems to be a rash of animals being poisoned by antifreeze across the town, and Zoe fears that David's new adopted cat, Rover, might be one of them. So the gang works to raise awareness about antifreeze poisoning, and Zoe's mom has a special surprise in store for everyone.

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionAnimalsBusiness, Careers, OccupationsSocial ThemesAdolescence & Coming of Age
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