| The Memory String Contributor(s): Bunting, Eve (Author), Rand, Ted (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0544555473 ISBN-13: 9780544555471 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Blended Families - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Family - Topical - Girl's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43558 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each button on Laura's memory string represents a piece of her family history. The buttons Laura cherishes the most belonged to her mother--a button from her prom dress, a white one off her wedding dress, and a single small button from the nightgown she was wearing on the day she died. When the string breaks, Laura's new stepmother, Jane, is there to comfort Laura and search for a missing button, just as Laura's mother would have done. But it's not the same--Jane isn't Mom. In Eve Bunting's moving story, beautifully illustrated by Ted Rand, Laura discovers that a memory string is not just for remembering the past: it's also for recording new memories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rand, Ted: - The late TED RAND was the esteemed illustrator of many picture books, including Eve Bunting's Secret Place and The Memory String.Bunting, Eve: - Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California. |