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The Last Holiday Concert
Contributor(s): Clements, Andrew (Author)
ISBN: 0689845162     ISBN-13: 9780689845161
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2004
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Annotation: Hart Evans doesn't know that the school choir director, Mr. Meinert, is going to be out of a job because of budget cuts. To punish Hart for flinging a rubber band, Mr. Meinert makes Hart the new choir director for the class. Now it's Hart's job to get the class ready for the annual holiday concert.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004006726
Lexile Measure: 800
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.8" W x 8.48" (0.62 lbs) 166 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
- Topical - Friendship
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 82274
Reading Level: 5.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Winterhope.
It didn't sound like much, but it was a big idea. A very big idea.
It all started when Hart Evans zinged a rubber band that hit Mr. Meinert, the chorus director. Actually, it started before that, when Mr. Meinert learned he was out of a job because the town budget couldn't afford music and art teachers. Mr. Meinert got so mad at Hart that he told the sixth graders he'd had it -- they could produce the big holiday concert on their own. Or not. It was all up to them.
What happens when a teacher steps aside and lets the kids run the show? Not what Mr. Meinert would have predicted. And not what Hart Evans would have guessed, not at all.
Out of chaos, infighting, compromise, idealism, and finally, a fragile peace, the sixth grade choral concert was born. And they called it Winterhope.
But would it be the last holiday concert of them all?

Contributor Bio(s): Clements, Andrew: - Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He is also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. He lives with his wife in Maine and has four grown children. Visit him at AndrewClements.com.