Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts Contributor(s): Spalding, Esta (Author), Smith, Sydney (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0316298573 ISBN-13: 9780316298575 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 890 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem - Topical - Family |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 181892 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Kim Fitzgerald-Trout took to driving with ease--as most children would if their parents would ever let them try. She had to. After all, she and her siblings live in a car. Meet the Fitzgerald-Trouts, a band of four loosely related children living together in a lush tropical island. They take care of themselves. They sleep in their car, bathe in the ocean, eat fish they catch and fruit they pick, and can drive anywhere they need to go--to the school, the laundromat, or the drive-in. If they put their minds to it, the Fitzgerald-Trouts can do anything. Even, they hope, find a real home. Award-winning poet and screenwriter Esta Spalding's exciting middle grade debut establishes a marvelous place where children fend for themselves, and adults only seem to ruin everything. This extraordinary world is brought to vibrant life by Sydney Smith, the celebrated artist behind Sidewalk Flowers. |