The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
by Mark Twain, Philip C. Stead, and Erin E. Stead
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2017
Word Count 9,124
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191560, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Kings and rulers
- Human-animal communication--Fiction
- Fairy tales
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Human-animal communication
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Gener
- Humorous stories
- Kidnapping--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- Princes
- Animals
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / G
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
- Princes--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
- Kidnapping
- Kings, queens, rulers, etc
- Animals--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2018; Audiobooks Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
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