Pub Date: March 26, 2002
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 9942699
Lexile Code: 0830
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.70" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.42 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings | Action & Adventure | Family | Adoption | Multigenerational | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance | Transportation | Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft | Readers | Chapter Books | Historical | Exploration & Discovery | Survival Stories | New Baby | Fantasy | General | Travel
Description: Young Sophie joins a surly crew of her three uncles and two cousins on a tireless and physical and emotional journey across the Atlantic as they seek their places in the world. Illustrations.
Brief description:
Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.
Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She lives in Maine, "lured there by my grandchildren," Creech says.
www.sharoncreech.com
Review Quotes:
"This intimate novel poetically connects journey with self-discovery." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)