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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date October 5, 2005
Pages 170
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374424619
ISBN-10 0374424616
Dimensions 0.50 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.36 lbs.
Original list price $9.99
Other format details juvenile
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Overwhelmed with curiosity about death and hoping to see it firsthand, three boys are fascinated with an old man in the neighborhood, a fascination that becomes friendship, and when the old man dies, the boys experience true mourning rather than satisfaction. An ALA Notable Book. Reprint.
Editions
Paperback
Book cover for 9780374424619 Book cover for 9780440414469
 
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Farrar Straus & Giroux (October 5, 2005)
9780374424619 | details & prices | 170 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.36 lbs | List price $9.99
About: Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man and wait for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends.
Reprint edition from Yearling Books (June 1, 1998)
9780440414469 | details & prices | 169 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.30 lbs | List price $4.99
About: Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man and wait for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606131032
 
from Demco Media (June 1, 1998)
9780606131032 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $12.97
About: Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man and wait for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 5, 2008)
9781435298880 | details & prices | 170 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.95
This edition also contains The Friends
About: In this award-winning book from Japan, three young boys curious about death learn--and teach--some valuable lessons about life and friendship.

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