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Lexi

L.S. Matthews

2007187 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2007
first published
  • 2007Hodder Children's · 187 pages · ENGISBN 9780340931806
  • 2008Delacorte Press · ENGISBN 9780385735742
  • 2008Random House Children's Books · ENGISBN 9780375891229

THE FIRST THING I remember is waking up in the woods. I didn't know where I was, or how I got there. I didn't know my own name. All I knew was that the little silver key hung round my neck had always been there.This is how Lexi's story begins. She is taken into a shelter where there are clean clothes, warm food, and, most importantly, a woman who remembers her. Safe from the wars and the dangers of the street, Lexi begins to rebuild her identity with the small pieces of the past she can fit together. Then the silver key around her neck unlocks the secrets of a life she never knew she had.This is Lexi's story. This is how she finds her way home.From the Hardcover edition.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesFamily
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