| Ivy Takes Care Contributor(s): Wells, Rosemary (Author), LaMarche, Jim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763653527 ISBN-13: 9780763653521 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012942383 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.1" (0.85 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Geographic Orientation - Nevada |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 156566 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a heart and humor-filled adventure by On the Blue Comet author Rosemary Wells, a girl spends a summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest. Brokenhearted after her best friend leaves for the entire summer, Ivy rallies and finds herself something new and exciting to do: she hires herself out to look after people's farm animals and pets while they're away. So begins a summer of discovery and definition for tenderhearted but sensible Ivy, who must win over the stubborn pony Chestnut, take on the training of a puppy named Inca, and patiently court the trust of the magnificent but scarred racehorse, Andromeda. All this while tending to her own private hurts and hopes, and managing the hapless tagalong Billy Joe, who has a knack for trouble and accidents like nobody else. Celebrated writer Rosemary Wells delivers a compassionately observed and exquisitely distilled novel set in mid-century Nevada about a heroine with an exceptional gift, a heart of gold, and a budding dream for her future. |