| The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. Contributor(s): Messner, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 168119547X ISBN-13: 9781681195476 Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Vermont - Seasonal - Fall - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 132762 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the mountains of rural Vermont, fall is a season of beauty and transformation . . . but not for Gianna Z. With less than one week to collect twenty-five leaves for a science project, her spot at cross-country sectionals is in serious peril. Plus with a dad who runs a funeral parlor out of the basement, a grandma who keeps losing her teeth, and a rival trying to steal her spot on the team, Gee just wishes life could leave her alone to finish her project. But when Nonna disappears one afternoon, suddenly some things seem more important than projects and races. Gianna Z. will have readers rooting for her-and maybe even for science projects-from the very first page of this funny and poignant novel about family, friendship, and being true to yourself. Winner of the 2010 E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older ReadersBank Street College of Education Best Books of 2009 IndieBound Fall 2009 Kids IndieNext List Kids' IndieNext Pick New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award Nominee Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee New York Charlotte Award Nominee |
Contributor Bio(s): Messner, Kate: - Kate Messner is the author of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. She teaches junior high in New York, where she lives with her husband and two children. |