Pub Date: October 1, 2002
Dewey: 394.264909
LCCN: 2001049726
Lexile Code: 0600
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 05 to 08
Physical Info: 0.45" H x 8.53" L x 11.30" W ( 1.00 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving | History | United States - 19th Century
Description: A National Book Award finalist teams up with a celebrated illustrator to tell the story of Sarah Hale, who in the 1800s began a letter-writing campaign to designate a day to celebrate the Pilgrims' arrival in America. Full color.
Brief description: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.