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Double Dutch
Contributor(s): Draper, Sharon M. (Author)

ISBN: 0689842309 ISBN-13: 9780689842306
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

OUR PRICE: $15.29

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2002
* Out of Print *

Annotation: All the kids in school are good at something, but they all have something that they are keeping secret, too. Draper presents a portrait of modern day kids and the myriad of problems they face from illiteracy to abuse. Full-color illustrations.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 00050247

Age Level: 10-14

Grade Level: 5-9

Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.53" W x 8.92" L (0.62 lbs) 192 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2006
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2006
Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Grades 6-9, 2005

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2002 pg. 804
School Library Journal 06/01/2002 pg. 137
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2002 pg. 66
Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2002 pg. 76
Kliatt 07/01/2002 pg. 9
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2002 pg. 191
Booklist 09/01/2002 pg. 127
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2002 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 371 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Ebony 12/01/2002 pg. 21
Multicultural Review 12/01/2002 pg. 105
Booklist 09/01/2003 pg. 124
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 371 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 59351
Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
A young girl who loves Double Dutch is caught in the crossfire of the secrets she, her best friend, and the school bullies are keeping in this emotional middle grade novel.

Delia loves Double Dutch more than just about anything, and she's really good at it--so good she and her teammates have a shot at winning the World Double Dutch Championships. Delia would die if she couldn't jump--but she's hiding something could keep her off the team next year.

Delia's friend Randy has a secret too, one that has him lonely and scared. And while Delia and Randy struggle to hide parts of themselves, their school is abuzz with rumors about what malicious mischief the terrible Tolliver twins--who just may have a hidden agenda of their own--are planning.

Delia and Randy's secrets collide on what should be the happiest day of Delia's life, and the collision threatens to destroy their friendship. Why can't life be as easy for Delia as Double Dutch?

Contributor Bio(s): Draper, Sharon M.: - Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.

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