| Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters Contributor(s): Blume, Lesley M. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440421101 ISBN-13: 9780440421108 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists-- a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. She surrounds herself with dictionaries and other books to isolate herself from the outside world. But when a glamorous neighbor named Virginia Somerset moves next door with her servant Patel and a mischievous French bulldog named Mister Kinyatta, Cornelia discovers that the world is a much more exciting place than she had originally thought. An unforgettable story of friendship and adventure that takes readers around the world and back again, "Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters "is a dazzling first novel by Lesley M. M. Blume. "From the Hardcover edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Travel |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.19" W x 7.63" (0.43 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Topical - Friendship - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 107686 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists--a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. She surrounds herself with dictionaries and other books to isolate herself from the outside world. But when a glamorous neighbor named Virginia Somerset moves next door with her servant Patel and a mischievous French bulldog named Mister Kinyatta, Cornelia discovers that the world is a much more exciting place than she had originally thought. An unforgettable story of friendship and adventure that takes readers around the world and back again, Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters is a dazzling first novel by Lesley M. M. Blume. |