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| Lexi | 
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Sales Rank: 654018
Category: Book
Author: L.s. Matthews
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Studio: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Label: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 038573574X
EAN: 9780385735742
ASIN: 038573574X
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
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.
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A warm and emotional tale guaranteed to inspire all who read it December 17, 2008
A young girl wakes up in the middle of the forest, completely lost and not knowing how she got there. And that's not the only thing she doesn't recall. In fact, she doesn't remember anything at all --- not her name or who she is or where she belongs. Unsure of what else to do, she struggles to her feet and begins walking.
After a long time, she spies the lights of a town and heads toward them. Still disorientated and very scared, she almost gets run over by a speeding car. But a kind man named Joe pulls her out of the way just in time. He takes her to a nearby shelter and hands her over to the two women in charge, Sarah and Beatrice. They feed her, put her to bed and call a doctor to examine the big bump on her head. She has no identification or anything to hint at who she could be except a silver key hanging on a necklace. Then Sarah and Beatrice begin to check out the missing persons and police reports to figure out who she is.
In the meantime, this lost girl makes some new friends --- young people who have horrible stories to tell, yet somehow they manage to find a smile to put in their hearts. All the while, something nags at Beatrice's memory; she is positive that she has seen this child before, and then finally a name clicks into place: Lexina.
A while back, a young girl named Lexina and her grandmother stayed at the shelter. Beatrice tracks down the grandmother and asks her to pick up Lexi. When she shows up, a long-buried secret reveals itself and shocks everyone. Lexi begins to piece her life back together and, in the process, is inspired to pass on some of the kindness that has been showered on her. A handful of people working together can indeed change the world for the better.
L. S. Matthews brings us a warm and emotional tale guaranteed to inspire all who read it. It is about love and generosity, hope and kindness, all of which our world is desperate for more. She writes with a colorful and childlike style that connects with readers and brings her story to life ("The big man smiled and the many lines and folds had to travel up out of the way of it, and ended up crinkled around his eyes. It was like the sun coming out, even here in the dark night on the cold street."). May this author continue to share her gift of writing with us, for she helps to make the world a better place.
--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND
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