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Maybe something beautiful: how art transformed a neighborhood
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Author:
Campoy, F. Isabel,
Contributors:
Howell, Theresa, 1974- author.
López, Rafael, 1961- illustrator.
Published:
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2016.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Points: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 580L
Rating:
AD580L
Status:
Checked Out/Available Elsewhere

Description

"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--

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Subjects

LC Subjects
City and town life -- Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mural painting and decoration -- Juvenile fiction.
Neighborhoods -- Juvenile fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9780544357693, 0544357698
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2.8, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
580

Notes

Description
"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
AD580L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 82 (very high),Semantic demand: 75 (high),Syntactic demand: 74 (high),Structure demand: 88 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,2.8,0.5,181493.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,LG,2.8,0.5,181493

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Campoy, F. I., Howell, T., & López, R. (2016). Maybe something beautiful: how art transformed a neighborhood. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Campoy, F. Isabel, Theresa Howell and Rafael López. 2016. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Campoy, F. Isabel, Theresa Howell and Rafael López, Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Campoy, F. Isabel,, et al. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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Record Information

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Last File Modification TimeOct 28, 2025 08:01:30 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeNov 01, 2025 01:18:45 AM

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