| Indigo Contributor(s): Hoffman, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439256364 ISBN-13: 9780439256360 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Thirteen-year-old Martha Glimmer is convinced this is the worst time of her life. Her mother died, she's grown seven inches and a new stepmother is making her miserable. Maybe running away with two friends will solve her problem. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001042617 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.3" W x 7.78" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 58061 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three friends in search of a place to belong find that home is truly where the heart is in this new tale of enchantment from best-selling master storyteller Alice Hoffman.13 year-old Martha Glimmer is convinced this is the worst time of her life. Her mother died, she grew 7 inches, and she has to put up with a woman who plys Martha's lonely father with food and opinions about how 13 year-old girls should behave. Martha longs to leave Oak Grove and travel. Martha's best friend Trevor and his brother Eli also want to leave Oak Grove. Nicknamed Trout and Eel because of the thin webbing between their fingers and toes, they long to see the ocean. Together, Martha, Trout, and Eel are going to find the true meaning of home -- in very unexpected places. |