Short Contributor(s): Sloan, Holly Goldberg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399186220 ISBN-13: 9780399186226 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 810 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 187730 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this heartwarming and funny middle-grade novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s, Julia grows into herself while playing a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she'll realize how big she is inside, where it counts. She hasn't ever thought of herself as a performer, but when the wonderful director of Oz casts her as a Munchkin, she begins to see herself in a new way. As Julia becomes friendly with the poised and wise Olive--one of the adults with dwarfism who've joined the production's motley crew of Munchkins--and with her deeply artistic neighbor, Mrs. Chang, Julia's own sense of self as an artist grows. Soon, she doesn't want to fade into the background--and it's a good thing, because her director has more big plans for Julia Bubbling over with humor and tenderness, this is an irresistible story of self-discovery and of the role models who forever change us. |