The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Contributor(s): Cushman, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1328631133 ISBN-13: 9781328631138 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1030 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Theometrics - Secular |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 14989 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to return home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cushman, Karen: - Karen Cushman's acclaimed historical novels include Catherine, Called Birdy, a Newbery Honor winner, and The Midwife's Apprentice, which received the Newbery Medal. She lives on Vashon Island in Washington State. Visit her online at karencushman.com and on Twitter @cushmanbooks. |