The Secret School Contributor(s): Avi (Author) |
|||||||
ISBN: 0152046992 ISBN-13: 9780152046996 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2003 Annotation: This two-time Newbery Medalist delivers an inspiring story of a headstrong girl determined to control her own destiny after her one-room schoolhouse in a remote Colorado town shuts down. |
Additional Information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2001000629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 8-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 3-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 610(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guided Reading: Q (Grade 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.02" W x 7.62" L (0.32 lbs) 157 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2004 Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 08/11/2003 pg. 282 Publishers Weekly 08/11/2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accelerated Reader Info | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quiz #: 52625 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher Description: More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a secret school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she? In the spirit of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Newbery Medal winner Avi creates an inspiring story of a headstrong girl determined to control her own destiny. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributor Bio(s): Avi: - AVI has written many acclaimed books for young readers, including The Secret School, The End of the Beginning, and A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End. His novel Crispin: The Cross of Lead was awarded the Newbery Medal, and Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle were named Newbery Honor books. He lives in Colorado. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customers who bought this item also bought... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |