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A Stitch in Time
Contributor(s): Kalmar, Daphne (Author)

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 ISBN: 1250154987     ISBN-13: 9781250154989
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
OUR PRICE: $14.44  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2018
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2017041753
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" L (0.50 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Self-Esteem
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Geographic Orientation - Vermont
- Topical - Family
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/23/2018
Booklist 05/15/2018 pg. 58
School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2018
BookPage 07/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

NPR's Best Book of 2018

An orphan grapples with her unpleasant aunt and the even more unpleasant idea of moving to Boston in this poignant middle-grade debut that handles loss and renewal.

Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, Donut's story is gritty, hopeful and ultimately all about the various ways that love shows up. I loved it."--Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award finalist novel The Underneath

Taxidermy? What better journey to uncover the true stuff of character A classic, indelible debut.--Rita Williams-Garcia, author of the Newbery Honor novel One Crazy Summer

Donut is an eleven-year old geography buff who keeps her taxidermied mice hidden in her late mother's hope chest. Her pops passed away, leaving her an orphan. Aunt Agnes has moved in, bringing along her lumpy oatmeal, knitting, and a plan to drag Donut off to Boston forever.

Donut stands to lose everything: her friends, her village, her home, the woods, and walks where the memories of her pops are stored up.

While Donut dodges the ache of missing her pops, she and her best friend Tiny plan how to keep her where she belongs.

A Stitch in Time by Daphne Kalmar is shot through with gorgeous, evocative language, and gets right to Donut's heart.

Contributor Bio(s): Kalmar, Daphne: - Daphne Kalmar was an elementary and middle-school teacher for over twenty years. Exploring the natural world with kids was her passion as an educator--she owned seventy-five pairs of rubber boots so she could outfit each new class in September and lead weekly expeditions to local creeks and ponds. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. A Stitch in Time is her debut.
 
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