| Flip-Flop Girl Contributor(s): Paterson, Katherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140376798 ISBN-13: 9780140376791 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: Uprooted following the death of their father, nine-year-old Vinnie and her five-year-old brother, Mason, cope in different ways--one in silence--but both with the help of Lupe, the flip-flop girl. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93031591 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.24" W x 7.7" (0.23 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10244 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by Newbery Medalist, National Book Award winner, and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award recipient, and author of Bridge to Terabithia. Vinnie Matthews needs a real lifesaver--on that will bring her father back to life and let her family go home. Living with Grandma means having to be responsible for her little brother, Mason, who refuses to speak, and ignoring the kids who ask why he's so crazy. Then Vinnie meets Lupe, the mysterious flip-flop girl who only wears orange flip-flops on her feet. Lupe is strong, confisent, and even more of an outsact than Vinnie. She's just teh type of friends Vinnie needs, if only Vinnie can ignore the rumora about Lupe's past. |