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Heartbeat
Contributor(s): Creech, Sharon (Author)

ISBN: 0060540249 ISBN-13: 9780060540241
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2012
Annotation: Newbery Medalist Creech ("Walk Two Moons") masterfully weaves this story, told in free verse, about a young girl finding her identity and learning how it fits within the many rhythms of life.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories In Verse (see Also Poetry)
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Guided Reading: W (Grade 6)

Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.26" W x 7.6" L (0.31 lbs) 208 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Family
- Topical - Friendship

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Charlotte Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2006
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2006

Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 67
Publishers Weekly 11/07/2005 pg. 77

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 77515
Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

"A stunning accomplishment. This story pierces the heart." --Chicago Sun-Times

RUN RUN RUN. That's what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she's barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating...thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP.

It's a rhythm that makes sense in a year when everything's shifting: Her mother is pregnant, her grandfather is forgetful, and her best friend, Max, is always moody. Everything changes over time, just like the apple Annie's been assigned to draw a hundred times.

Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this tender and intuitive story told in free verse about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life, and how she fits within them.

Named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

"Tenderhearted. Vintage Creech. Its richness lies in its sheer simplicity." --School Library Journal (starred review)

"The story soars as Annie's feet fly." --Bookpage

Contributor Bio(s): Creech, Sharon: -

Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.

Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, "lured there by our grandchildren," Creech says.

www.sharoncreech.com

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