Mick Harte Was Here Contributor(s): Park, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679882030 ISBN-13: 9780679882039 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: How could someone like Phoebe's brother die? Mick Harte was one of the coolest kids you'd ever want to meet. Mick was also the kid who would still be alive now--if he'd only worn his bicycle helmet. . . . |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006274061 |
Lexile Measure: 730 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 11480 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An award-winning, heartrending young middle grade novel from Barbara Park--the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Junie B. Jones series--just right for readers of Frindle, Love That Dog, The Lemonade War, and other classic young middle grade favorites. An IRA-CBC Young Adults' Choice A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * "Genius . . . excruciatingly real . . . powerful." --Publishers Weekly, starred " A] wrenching story permeated with humor and hope." --School Library Journal For the Review section (please add the two reviews and the state awards below): "A very moving story about a terrific 12-year-old boy. By the end of the book, readers miss him, too." --Kirkus Reviews "Park skillfully interweaves humor and pain in this unique, utterly believable account of Phoebe's attempt to cope with a heartbreaking loss." --The Horn Book WINNER--Georgia Children's Book Award WINNER--Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award WINNER--Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award WINNER--North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award WINNER--Rhode Island Children's Book Award WINNER--South Carolina Children's Book Award WINNER--Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award WINNER--Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award WINNER--Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award WINNER--Iowa Children's Choice Award WINNER--Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award NOMINEE--Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award WINNER--Kentucky Bluegrass Master List |