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      Johnny's in the Basement

      by Louis Sachar
      Published
      Jan 1981
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      126
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      WHERE'S JOHNNY?

      Johnny's in the basement where his parents won't bother him, sitting on top of The World's Greatest Bottle Cap Collection. He's just turned eleven and his parents have decided that it's time for him to grow up. Suddenly he has to wash the dishes and take out the garbage. And get rid of his bottle caps! His birthday presents are grown-up junk like socks and underwear and -- worst of all -- social-dancing lessons. Growing up certainly doesn't seem worth it -- until he meets Valerie Plum, who hates dancing school even more than Johnny does, but doesn't hate Johnny at all.

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      First Edition Jan 1981 Avon ISBN13 9780380787821 ISBN10 0380787822
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      Oct 2001 Camelot (Avon) ISBN13 9780380834518 ISBN10 0380834510
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      May 1983 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606038331 ISBN10 0606038337
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      May 1990 Knopf ISBN13 9780679904113 ISBN10 0679904115
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      Jun 1998 William Morrow ISBN13 9780688160852 ISBN10 0688160859
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      Oct 2001 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780613137645 ISBN10 0613137647
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