Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for Girls Only: Mystery, History, Gossip, and Secrets (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for Kids Only)
Bathroom Readers' Institute
Language: English
Pages: 288
ISBN: 1607101793
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
- The woman who invented the bulletproof vest
- The Hungarian countess who killed for her beauty secret
- Ten teen gals who became millionaires (and spent it wisely)
- Guns and roses: the real-life story of Annie Oakley
- The not-so-glamorous life of a fashion model
- The princess diaries: horrific tales of intermarriage among the royal families
- What movie stars wear during “nude” scenes and other cinema secrets
And much, much more!
Lexile score: 1100L
the Harry Potter series. My new interest is sci-fi like The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury. I’m currently reading We Beat the Street by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt. I also like books about unusual facts, like Guinness World Records, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers (really). •Music: I’m pretty much into Hot 100–type songs by artists like Bruno Mars and B.o.B. •Movies: Valentine’s Day, Tron Legacy, and all of the Harry Potter movies. •For fun: I
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