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Looking for X

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Looking for X

by Deborah Ellis

Groundwood Books Ltd | September 15, 1999 | Trade Paperback

In this urban adventure story, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.
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    bec churchward

    Rating: 4/5

    I might not be 7-9

    bec churchward

    3 years ago

    i liked this book i almost finished it. i think it is too advanced i guess you could say for the recomended age group. i really like it.

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    Kelsey

    Rating: 5/5

    Excellent

    Kelsey

    8 years ago

    OMG this is like the most bestest book ever..i loved this book from start to finsh..this is the best book i have ever read...i hope to see more books like this from deborah ellis

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    x

    Rating: 5/5

    it's great!

    x

    8 years ago

    For me, ms. Ellis is a great writer and all of her books are a great read. Looking for x was a book of intellectual quality and I recommend it to all readers who like her books or for those looking for a good read. Also, I recommend The Breadwinner which starts off a touching trilogy about the struggle of Parvana in Afganistand. Deborah Ellis, I love you!

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    Smart

    Rating: 1/5

    Crap!!!!!

    Smart

    9 years ago

    it was so boring. the main story sucked. the book wasn't interesting at all.therefore, CRAP!!!!!!!!!!

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From Our Editors

Khyber is a smart, independent 11-year-old with an ex-stripper mom and autistic twin brothers. From a poor neighbourhood, she doesn't have much in common with the kids at school: her best friends are a mean waitress and X, a homeless woman. Khyber knows life would be better if the family had more money, the boys weren't so difficult and her mom were happier, but she's content with her life -- until her world falls apart. Deborah Ellis' Looking for X reveals what happens when Khyber's mom decides that the boys should go into a home -- and X disappears.

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In this urban adventure story, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.

Employee Review Bev Chapters # 931, Belleville, ON

A Silver Birch award nominee for children's literature in Ontario, this is the story of eleven-year-old Khyber. Self-named after the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan, she lives with her single mom and twin five-year-old brothers, in the tough Regent Park neighbourhood of Toronto. Khyber's life revolves around caring for her autistic brothers, school and a street woman she names X because X sounds mysterious. Khyber doesn't know where X lives, or where she goes everyday. The novel is a fast-paced, easy to read story about coping with family struggles, school and the streets of Toronto.

About the Author

Deborah Ellis says her books reflect ""the heroism of people around the world who are struggling for decent lives, and how they try to remain kind in spite of it."" Whether she is writing about families living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, street child

Trade Paperback

136 Pages, 5.06 x 7.5 x 0.32 in

September 15, 1999

Groundwood Books Ltd

English


088899382X
9780888993823

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