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Birthday Surprises: Ten Great Stories to Unwrap
Contributor(s): Hurwitz, Johanna (Author)
ISBN: 0688152953     ISBN-13: 9780688152956
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $5.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 1997
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Annotation: Why would a beautifully wrapped birthday present hold nothing but an empty box? Ten leading authors give us ten deliciously different answers to the same question. Kids are invited to savor these original birthday surprises, then try their own solutions to the mystery of the empty box.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 94026640
Lexile Measure: 830
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.24" W x 7.58" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 11456
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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Publisher Description:
This unique collection of short stories celebrates the creative power of imagination. At Hurwitz's invitation 10 well-known children's authors have written pieces based on a single premise: a young person finds an empty box among his or her birthday gifts. The enormously varied responses range in tone from amusing to heartwarmingly sad; all provide food for thought....An excellent surprise package.--School Library Journal.

Contributor Bio(s): Hurwitz, Johanna: -

Johanna Hurwitz is the award-winning author of more than sixty popular books for young readers, including Faraway Summer; Dear Emma; Elisa Michaels, Bigger & Better; Class Clown; Fourth-Grade Fuss; and Rip-Roaring Russell, an American Library Association Notable Book. Her work has won many child-chosen state awards. A former school librarian, she frequently visits schools around the country to talk about her books. Mrs. Hurwitz and her husband divide their time between Great Neck, New York, and Wilmington, Vermont.