The best man

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The work The best man represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

The best man

Statement of responsibility

Richard Peck

Creator

• truePeck, Richard, 1934-2018

Author

• truePeck, Richard, 1934-2018

Subject

• Weddings -- Fiction
• trueWeddings
• Weddings
• trueBullying and bullies
• Families
• trueFamilies
• Families -- Juvenile fiction
• Family life -- Fiction
• Fiction
• Fiction
• trueGay men
• Gays
• Gays -- Fiction
• Gays -- Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works
• truePreteen boys
• trueRole models
• Role models
• Role models -- Fiction
• Role models -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSchool children
• trueSchools
• Schools
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• Schools -- Fiction
• Weddings -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Juvenile works
• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

• "Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget"--
• Archer Magill has spent a lively, funny five years of elementary school on the lookout for role models. Three of the best are in his own family: his grandpa, the great architect; his dad, the great car remodeler; and his uncle Paul, who is just plain great. These are the three he wants to be. Along the way he finds a fourth: Mr. McLeod, a truly great teacher. And one who becomes a bit of a celebrity - along with his army dog, Argus. But now here comes middle school, and a whole lot of change. Archer wonders how much change has to happen before his voice does! He doesn't see too far ahead (even though he's always watching), and so he regularly seems to be taken by surprise. Then a really big surprise when he's the best man at the wedding of two of his role models. But that gets ahead of the story. In pages that ripple with laughter, there are a few tears as well. And plenty of insights about the bewildering world of adults, made by a boy on his way to becoming the best man he can be. -- from dust jacket

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven
• trueOwn voices

Tone

• trueAmusing

Character

• trueWell-developed
• trueLGBTQIA diverse

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2017
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2016
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2016

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Awards note

• Bluebonnet Nominee.
• Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction & Poetry Honor, 2017.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Middle School
• 540

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

• MG
• MG

LC call number

PZ7.P338

LC item number

Bes 2016

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Reading level

• 4.1.
• 3.2.
• 4.1
• 4.1

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader
• Reading Counts!
• A/R 4.1 6.0 points.
• Accelerated Reader AR
• Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning

Target audience

pre adolescent