Up for Grabs

by Michelle Mulder (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Frida and her brother, Zac, have lived in seven countries in ten years. In fact, they've been travelling for so long that Frida has never considered herself from anywhere -- until they inherit their grandmother's house in Victoria, British Columbia.

Zac, always looking for money-making opportunities to fund their travels, is determined to sell everything in the house and expects Frida to help. Now they're up to their ears in family heirlooms, paintings of dead relatives, vintage paperclips, and ceramic animals.

As Frida explores the neighborhood, she meets a childhood friend of her grandmother's, a relentlessly friendly kid named Hazeem who has a knack for finding treasures in the many book-exchange boxes nearby, and a nosy antique dealer who takes an interest in her grandmother's stuff. A big, sneaking-around-trying-to-break-in-to-the-house kind of interest.

Is this strange neighbor looking for something specific? And will Frida and Hazeem figure it out before it's too late?

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Kirkus Reviews

This satisfying tale winds its way through art history and neighborhood intrigue with a reflective, relatable protagonist at its core .... A subtle page-turner that captures the youthful search for a tangible concept of home.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781770866942
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Dcb Young Readers
Publication date
May 20, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV003000 - Juvenile Fiction | Art & Architecture
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Grandmothers
Inheritance and succession
Juvenile works
British Columbia
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
Heirlooms
Victoria (B.C.)
Victoria
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Canada /
Antique dealers

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