A Blue-Eyed Daisy Contributor(s): Rylant, Cynthia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689844956 ISBN-13: 9780689844959 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: Rylant's very first novel tells the story of 11-year-old Ellen Farley, who during the year sees a favorite uncle leave for war, makes a best friend, and gets her first kiss. As she anticipates her 12th birthday, she whispers "some year" into the ear of her beloved beagle, Bullet. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 84021554 |
Lexile Measure: 800 |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.01" W x 8.12" (0.29 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Geographic Orientation - West Virginia |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 557 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: an amazing year Ellie Farley's father, Okey, drinks too much, mostly because he hasn't been able to work since he was injured in a mining accident. He hasn't been able to hunt, either, so it's strange when he brings home a hunting dog, a beagle named Bullet. But Bullet is only the first odd thing that happens to Ellie the year she's eleven. She sees a favorite uncle go off to war; a boy in her class has a fit in the middle of geography and another is accidentally killed while target shooting; and Okey drives his Chevy pickup off the mountain, with near-tragic consequences. But still Ellie manages the ordinary pleasures of making a best friend and getting kissed for the first time -- it's no wonder she confides to Bullet on her twelfth birthday, Some year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rylant, Cynthia: - Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Visit her at CynthiaRylant.com. |