| Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms Contributor(s): Rundell, Katherine (Author), Castrillón, Melissa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1442490616 ISBN-13: 9781442490611 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2014 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013021053 |
| Age Level: 8-12 |
| Grade Level: 3-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" L (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Cultural Region - African |
| Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2015 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Fiction, 2015 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2014 Publishers Weekly 05/19/2014 Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 72 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2014 Shelf Awareness 09/12/2014 School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 107 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 107 PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 71 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 24 BookPage 09/01/2014 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 167608 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can't prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist called "a glorious adventure." Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult. Lions and hyenas are nothing compared to packs of vicious schoolgirls. Where can a girl run to in London? And will she have the courage to survive? From the author of the "witty, inventively poetic" Rooftoppers comes an utterly beautiful story that's sure to be treasured. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rundell, Katherine: - Katherine Rundell is the author of Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner), The Wolf Wilder, and The Explorer. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. She begins each day with a cartwheel and believes that reading is almost exactly the same as cartwheeling: it turns the world upside down and leaves you breathless. In her spare time, she enjoys walking on tightropes and trespassing on the rooftops of Oxford colleges. |
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