| Zoe's Extraordinary Holiday Adventures Contributor(s): Minaki, Christina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897187262 ISBN-13: 9781897187265 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 Annotation: Zoe loves school, and she has great friends, but she thinks her life is boring. She will always need a wheelchair, and her parents will always want to protect her. So how in the world will she ever manage to have a real adventure? When Zoe learns about the diverse cultures of her friends at school, life begins to shake up. Against a background of celebrating the vibrant holiday traditions of Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Divali and Eid she realizes that adventures can arrive in strange packages. But the unpredictable sometimes causes problems, and Zoe needs to take charge for the first time. A story that celebrates diversity, strength, and the ties that bind people who seem different. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - General (see Also Religious - Christian - Holiday |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.58" W x 7.77" (0.39 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Event - Holiday - Topical - Physically Challenged - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zoe mostly has it good. Her parents are nice, her brother isn't half bad, and her dog Ella is amazing. But Zoe thinks her life is boring - nothing ever changes. She's stuck in her wheelchair and her parents never let her do anything fun. And it really bugs her that some of the kids think she's not smart just because her body doesn't always do what she wants. Then in the midst of the holiday season, Zoe learns about the diverse cultures of her friends at school, and realizes she's not the only different one in class. While celebrating the traditions of Christmas, Hanukkanh, Kwanzaa, Divali and Eid, she realizes that excitement can arrive in weird and challenging ways. Will Zoe succeed when she needs to take charge for the first time? Or, is having adventures really not as great as she thought? |