Benched

Authors: Watson, Cristy
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Community, Friendship, School Life
Lexile: 560,
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781554699629,
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 71,
Synopsis: When Cody and his friends accept a challenge from a local gang to steal a park bench, their main concern is keeping themselves on the gang’s good side. But Cody quickly learns that the theft is no harmless prank. Not only are he and his friends in deeper with the gang now than they ever imagined they’d be, but Cody may also lose out on a great opportunity for his future if they ever get found out.
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