| Grounded Contributor(s): Klise, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312555911 ISBN-13: 9780312555917 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.22" W x 7.63" (0.38 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 142328 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A middle grade novel about a 12-year-old girl dealing with loss, who uncovers a rather grisly scam involving a crematorium. After her brother, sister, and father die in a plane crash, Daralynn Oakland receives 237 dolls from well-wishers, resulting in her nickname: Dolly. But dolls are little comfort to a twelve-year-old girl whose world is rocked by the dramatic changes in her life, including her angry, grieving mother's new job as a hairstylist at the local funeral home. Dolly gets a job, too, where she accidentally invents a fashionable new haircut. But in Grounded by Kate Klise, her real work begins when a crematorium comes to town, and someone has to save a dying business, solve a burning mystery, and resuscitate the broken hearts in Digginsville, Missouri, population 402. |
Contributor Bio(s): Klise, Kate: - Kate Klise is the author of several picture books and novels, including Grounded and Homesick. She frequently collaborates with her sister, the illustrator M. Sarah Klise. Kate travels all over the country speaking to classrooms about her work. She lives in Norwood, Missouri. |