| Eva of the Farm Contributor(s): Calhoun, Dia (Author), Slater, Kate (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1442417005 ISBN-13: 9781442417007 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010051917 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.85" W x 8.54" (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 153349 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A girl's struggle to save her family's farm, told in verse, stands as a testament to the power of hope. Twelve-year-old Eva DeHart knows her family's farm is the best, most magical place in the whole world. The Farm has apple trees and sun daisies and a creek. The Farm has frightening things too--like cougars, bears, and a dead tree that Eva calls the Demon Snag. And everything at the Farm shoots out of Eva's fingertips into her poems. She dreams of being a heroine of shining deeds, but who ever heard of a heroine-poet? When a blight strikes the orchard and a letter from the bank arrives marked FORECLOSURE, Eva is given that very chance as she puts all the power of her imagination at work to save the Farm. From a booth at the farmer's market to the snowbound hills where the coyotes hunt, Eva discovers that we face our fears and find our courage in the most unexpected places. This novel by acclaimed author Dia Calhoun is about the transforming powers of imagination and hope, which can turn us all into heroes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Calhoun, Dia: - Dia Calhoun is the author of Eva of the Farm and After the River the Sun as well as the fantasy novels Avielle of Rhia, The Phoenix Dance, White Midnight, Aria of the Sea, and Firegold. She makes frequent school visits, sings Italian arias, fly-fishes, gardens, and eats lots of chocolate in her spare time. She lives with her husband, two cats, and two ghost cats in Tacoma, Washington. |