The Exiles in Love Contributor(s): McKay, Hilary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416967974 ISBN-13: 9781416967972 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 680(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.43 lbs) 176 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 31212 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Love is in the air Romantic love enters the lives of the four Conroy sisters when Ruth develops a crush on the school bus driver. Next she finds herself pining for Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre, smitten with the Temporary English teacher (to whom sister Naomi is attracted as well), and infatuated with Alan Adair from the butcher's shop. Meanwhile, the younger girls have other things on their minds as Rachel longs to become May Queen and Phoebe practices to become an international spy. But when Big Grandma arranges for Philippe, a French boy, to stay with the Conroys, will all the girls fall head over heels for his charms |
Contributor Bio(s): McKay, Hilary: - Hilary McKay is the award-winning author of The Skylarks' War (which was a Boston Globe Best Book, and received three starred reviews), Binny Bewitched (which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and received two starred reviews), Binny in Secret (which received three starred reviews), Binny for Short (which received four starred reviews), and six novels about the Casson family: Saffy's Angel, Indigo's Star, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After, Forever Rose, and Caddy's World. She is also the author of Wishing for Tomorrow, the sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess. Hilary lives with her family in Derbyshire, England. Visit her at HilaryMcKay.co.uk. |
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