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Breadcrumbs
Contributor(s): Ursu, Anne (Author), McGuire, Erin (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0062015052 ISBN-13: 9780062015051
Publisher: Walden Pond Press

OUR PRICE: $14.44

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2011
* Out of Print *

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2010045666

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available)

Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.81" W x 8.56" L (0.91 lbs) 320 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Locality - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-Wi
- Geographic Orientation - Minnesota

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2014
North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2014
Nevada Young Readers' Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2014
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2012
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2015
Cybils, Finalist, Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr, 2011

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2011
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011 - Book Of Special Distinction
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 42
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 141
Booklist 11/15/2011 pg. 56
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 104
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 33
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 86 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 10/01/2011

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 146485
Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of growing up, wrapped in a modern-day fairy tale.

Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us.

In Breadcrumbs, Anne Ursu tells, in her one-of-a-kind voice, a story that brings together fifty years of children's literature in a tale as modern as it is timeless. Hazel's journey to come to terms with her evolving friendship with Jack will deeply resonate with young readers.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Contributor Bio(s): McGuire, Erin: -

Erin McGuire is an illustrator of picture books and middle grade novels, including Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu, the Nancy Drew Diaries series, and Sleeping Beauty by Cynthia Rylant. When not drawing, she enjoys reading, cooking, and camping. Erin lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and two cats. Visit her online at www.emcguire.net.

Ursu, Anne: -

Anne Ursu is the author of Breadcrumbs, which Kirkus Reviews called a "transforming testament to the power of friendship" in a starred review, and was acclaimed as one of the best books of 2011 by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Amazon.com, and the Chicago Public Library. It was also on the IndieBound Next List and was an NPR Backseat Book Club featured selection. She was also the recipient of the 2013 McKnight Fellowship Award in Children's Literature. Anne teaches at Hamline University's MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in Minneapolis with her son and four cats--monster fighters, all.

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