num_pages: 626
description: When two sixth-grade friends magically enter classic literary books their fun-filled adventures are a treat for reluctant readers ( School Library Journal ). They just didnt want to read the books! Instead through their school librarys magic security gates sixth graders Devin and Frankieshort for Francineare zapped into great works of literature and new worlds of adventure including Dracula  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  Around the World in Eighty Days  A Christmas Carol  Treasure Island  and Romeo and Juliet. The message that reading is important and can be fun comes through loud and clear ( School Library Journal ). Trapped in Transylvania : Transported into Bram Stokers vampire classic the sarcastic sixth graders will need a few stakes a lot of garlic and a sharp sense of humor to defeat the bloodthirsty Count Dracula. Mississippi River Blues : These modern middle schoolers learn being a troublemaker is timeless as they whitewash a fence run away from home solve a murder become pirates and search for hidden treasure along with Tom and Huck the original slackers. What a Trip! : When you can travel into books going around the world is easy. In the company of mad explorer Phileas Fogg Devin and Frankie embark on a round-the-world journey by train ship and hot air balloon. Humbug Holiday : For two sixth graders who feel about school the way Scrooge feels about Christmas an enchanted trip into Charles Dickenss tale is just what their spirits need. X Marks the Spot : Devin and Frankie become marooned middle schoolers when they are swept away to Treasure Island and must match wits with legendary pirate Long John Silver. Crushing on a Capulet : Devin and Frankie try to save star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet when they find themselves in Shakespeares classic play.
language: English
title: Cracked Classics: Six Books in One
publisher: Open Road Media Teen & Tween