| Cassie Binegar Contributor(s): MacLachlan, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064401952 ISBN-13: 9780064401951 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Cassie Binegar yearns for orderliness in her life, for sameness. Then her grandmother arrives. Other relatives come too--their eccentricities adding to the slapdash ways of Cassie's own exuberant family. And Cassie learns that some things should not stay the same forever. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 81048641 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.18" W x 7.62" (0.19 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5005 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After her grandfather's death, Cassie longs for an orderliness to life -' a pattern -' that doesn't exist among her raucous, loving family. But during an eventful summer by the sea, she begins to learn that some things do not stay the same forever. Colorful characters and] Cassie's continuing and believable growth in understanding herself and others make] this novel so distinctive." 'C. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacLachlan, Patricia: - Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless novels for young readers, including Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall; Word After Word After Word; Kindred Souls; The Truth of Me; The Poet's Dog; and My Father's Words. She is also the author of countless beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily. She lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. |