| Remembering Mrs. Rossi Contributor(s): Hest, Amy (Author), Maione, Heather (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763621633 ISBN-13: 9780763621636 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: When Mrs. Rossi suddenly dies, she leaves not only her eight-year-old daughter Annie, but also a class full of students who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook for Annie. With tenderness and humor, Hest reveals the struggles of a father and daughter as they forge a new life together. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006041649 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.22" W x 8.2" (0.81 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 112190 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mementos from her mother's students help a young girl to grieve in a middle-grade novel by award-winning author Amy Hest. Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father, Professor Rossi. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn't so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a classfull of students -- who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook Annie will treasure forever. With tenderness and humor, Amy Hest reveals the struggles of a father and daughter as they forge a new life together. |