Pub Date: June 1, 2006
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006287712
Lexile Code: 0720
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 10 to 12
Physical Info: 0.65" H x 7.36" L x 5.44" W ( 0.43 lbs) 240 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General | Humorous Stories | Action and Adventure
Series: Magic Carpet Books
Description: Velde's fantastical adventure in medieval France tells the story of a girl and her cat who disappear back in time to retrieve a lost watch.
Brief description:
Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.
Review Quotes:
"Slapstick adventure . . . funny."--The Horn Book
"Vande Velde has created an intriguing story, using familiar facts about the Middle Ages and [her usual] sly humor."--Library Talk