| Zeely Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Hamilton, Virginia (Author), Shimin, Symeon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416914137 ISBN-13: 9781416914136 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: In this classic novel, a summer at her uncle's farm is made special for Elizabeth because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 66031616 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.32" W x 7.7" (0.21 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 250 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two young siblings reinvent themselves and the world around them during a summer on their uncle's farm in this lively middle grade novel. "We'll spend the whole summer on the farm with Uncle Ross. I ought to make up something special just because we've never ever gone alone like this " Elizabeth gives herself and her younger brother, John, new names--Geeder and Toeboy--for their summer away from home and looks forward to months of making up new stories. The farm is special, with its pump house, pond, and especially the prize razorback hogs that belong to Nat Tayber and his daughter, Zeely. Zeely Tayber is tall and dignified, unlike anyone else in the small town. Geeder is fascinated. And when she finds a picture of a Watutsi queen who looks like she could be Zeely's twin, Geeder knows she is in the presence of royalty. But could the truth be even more interesting than make-believe? |
Contributor Bio(s): Hamilton, Virginia: - The recipient of nearly every major award and honor in her field, including the 1992 Hans Christian Anderson Award, Virgina Hamilton was the first African-American woman to be awarded the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins The Great. Renowned as a storyteller, anthologist and lecturer as well as a novelist, Ms. Hamilton makes her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio. |