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The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield

by John Bemelmans Marciano
Sophie Blackall
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"As Marciano is descended from Ludwig Bemelmans, so might Alexander Baddenfield be descended from Madeline's nemesis-turned-friend Pepito 'The Bad Hat.'"*
Alexander Baddenfield is a horrible boy—a really horrible boy—who is the last in a long line of lying, thieving scoundrels.  One day, Alexander has an astonishing idea.  Why not transplant the nine lives from his cat into himself?  Suddenly, Alexander has lives to spare, and goes about using them up, attempting the most outrageous feats he can imagine.  Only when his lives start running out, and he is left with only one just like everyone else, does he realize how reckless he has been.
With its wickedly funny story and equally clever illustrations, this is dark humor at its most delicious.
*Review from School LIbrary Journal
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 3, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781101621585
  • Release date: October 3, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101621585
  • File size: 9283 KB
  • Release date: October 3, 2013
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Science Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.6
Lexile® Measure:890
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:4-5

"As Marciano is descended from Ludwig Bemelmans, so might Alexander Baddenfield be descended from Madeline's nemesis-turned-friend Pepito 'The Bad Hat.'"*
Alexander Baddenfield is a horrible boy—a really horrible boy—who is the last in a long line of lying, thieving scoundrels.  One day, Alexander has an astonishing idea.  Why not transplant the nine lives from his cat into himself?  Suddenly, Alexander has lives to spare, and goes about using them up, attempting the most outrageous feats he can imagine.  Only when his lives start running out, and he is left with only one just like everyone else, does he realize how reckless he has been.
With its wickedly funny story and equally clever illustrations, this is dark humor at its most delicious.
*Review from School LIbrary Journal
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Science Fiction