| The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls Contributor(s): Primavera, Elise (Author), Primavera, Elise (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060569484 ISBN-13: 9780060569488 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: From the bestselling creator of "Auntie Claus" comes her novel debut. When Ivy and her mother move to a ramshackle house on Gumm Street, a mysterious pair of ruby red slippers turns up and sweeps away Ivy and her new neighbors: Pru, Cat, and Franny. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.28" W x 7.58" (0.69 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109956 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Franny longs for adventure but can't even do a cartwheel. Pru can do a cartwheel but prefers hiding under her quilt making up safety tips. Cat has no use for safety tips but supposedly has ESP. And Ivy has had a seven-year string of bad luck--a Jinx that's about to get a whole lot worse. The four are thrown together when a pair of mysterious ruby red slippers turn up, along with the fashionably mad Cha-Cha Staccato, who bears a frightening resemblance to a certain wicked witch. . . . As hilarious as it is original, The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls is an unforgettable take on girlhood, piano recitals, The Wizard of Oz, and the dependable everyday magic of true friendship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Primavera, Elise: - Elise Primavera has been writing and illustrating children's books for more than twenty-five years. She is the author of Marigold Star, The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls, and the Ms. Rapscott's Girls series for middle graders, and her picture book Auntie Claus has sold more than half a million copies. Visit her at www.eliseprimavera.com. |