The Matchbox Diary Contributor(s): Paul Fleischman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763646016 ISBN-13: 9780763646011 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2012942613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 6-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 610 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.9" W x 10.7" L (1.05 lbs) 36 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Storybook, 2015 Christopher Awards, Winner, Books for Young People, 2014 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2015 Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2015 Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2015 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Seven to Ten, 2014 Jefferson Cup, Honor Book, Younger Readers, 2014 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2016 Show Me Readers Award, Nominee, Grades 1-3, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/24/2012 Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2013 School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 111 Shelf Awareness 03/22/2013 Booklist 04/01/2013 pg. 47 New York Times Book Review 05/12/2013 pg. 20 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2013 pg. 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 157363 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations. "Pick whatever you like most. Then I'll tell you its story." When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, she chooses an unusual object to learn about: an old cigar box. What she finds inside surprises her: a collection of matchboxes making up her great-grandfather's diary, harboring objects she can hold in her hand, each one evoking a memory. Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country, before he could read and write -- the olive pit his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn't enough food; a bottle cap he saw on his way to the boat; a ticket still retaining the thrill of his first baseball game. With a narrative entirely in dialogue, Paul Fleischman makes immediate the two characters' foray into the past. With warmth and an uncanny eye for detail, Bagram Ibatoulline gives expressive life to their journey through time -- and toward each other. |
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