| Regarding the Fountain Contributor(s): Klise, Kate (Author), Klise, M. Sarah (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0380793474 ISBN-13: 9780380793471 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc. ... We need a new drinking fountain. Please send catalog. Designer Flo Waters responds: "I'd be delighted ... but please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made." Soon the fountain project takes on a life of its own, one chronicled in letters, postcards, memos, transcripts, and official documents. The school board president is up in arms. So is Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and Mr.Sam N.'s fifth-grade class is turning up a host of hilarious secrets buried deep beneath the fountain. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97018205 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Series: Regarding the...(Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.12" W x 7.6" (0.22 lbs) 144 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 27919 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc. ...We need a new drinking fountain. Please send a catalog. Designer Flo Waters responds: I'd be delighted...but please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made. Soon the fountain project takes on a life of its own, one chronicled in letters, postcards, memos, transcripts, and official documents. The school board president is up in arms. So is Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and Mr. Sam N.'s fifth grade class is turning up a host of hilarious secrets buried deep beneath the fountain. |
Contributor Bio(s): Klise, Kate: - As a correspondent for People magazine, Kate Klise covered everything from celebrity scandals to serial killers. After writing several bestselling children's books, Kate decided to write In the Bag, her first novel for adults, when she found a note from a fellow passenger in her carry-on bag. Klise, M. Sarah: -Kate Klise and illustrator M. Sarah Klise are sisters who have been writing each other letters for more than twenty years, culminating in 1998 with their fiction debut, Regarding the Fountain. When they're not writing letters, Kate who lives in Norwood, MO, is a correspondent for People; Sarah is an art teacher that lives in Berkeley, California. |