| The Legend of Jimmy Spoon Contributor(s): Gregory, Kristiana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152167765 ISBN-13: 9780152167769 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon yearns for adventure. So when two Shoshoni boys offer him a horse, Jimmy sneaks away from his family in Salt Lake City to follow the boys. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001039273 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Series: Great Episodes |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 4.48" W x 6.98" (0.34 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6328 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon yearns for a life of adventure. So when two Shoshoni boys offer him a horse, Jimmy sneaks away from his family in Salt Lake City to follow the boys. When Jimmy arrives at the Shoshoni camp, he discovers that he is expected to stay--as a member of the tribe Inspired by the memoirs of a white man who actually lived with Chief Washakie's tribe as a boy in the mid-1800s, The Legend of Jimmy Spoon is a compelling coming-of-age adventure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gregory, Kristiana: - KRISTIANA GREGORY is the author of Earthquake at Dawn, The Legend of Jimmy Spoon, and Jenny of the Tetons, which won a Golden Kite Award and was an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She began writing when she was eight years old. She has worked as a reporter, an editor, and a children's book reviewer. She lives with her family in Boise, Idaho. |