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Calli Be Gold
Contributor(s): Hurwitz, Michele Weber (Author)
ISBN: 0375865284     ISBN-13: 9780375865282
Publisher: Yearling Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2012
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2010013157
Lexile Measure: 700
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.30 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Topical - Self-Esteem
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 143458
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Eleven-year-old Calli Gold is the quiet third child in a family of loud overachievers. In fact, the family motto is Be Gold. Calli's sister is on an ice-skating team, and her brother's a basketball star. Her parents are sure she has a hidden gift for something. They just have to figure out what it is But Calli has flopped at everything she's tried. She sure doesn't feel like a Gold.

Until a new person enters her life. Second grader Noah Zullo might seem strange to some people, but Calli can't help liking him, and they become partners in their school's Peer Helper Program. When they create a booth for the Friendship Fair, they fill it with secrets and surprises. And as Calli and Noah work and learn together, they even surprise themselves.

Michele Weber Hurwitz's debut is an endearing and gently humorous story about the true meaning of achievement and the important things an ordinary kid has to offer.

Nominated for:
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
Bluestem Readers' Choice Award (Illinois)