27 Magic Words Contributor(s): Moranville, Sharelle Byars (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823440346 ISBN-13: 9780823440344 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 660 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 185802 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An irrepressible ten-year-old must reconcile her fantasies with reality in this beautifully written novel about facing the future. Although eleven-year-old Kobi's parents sailed into a storm at sea five years ago, she knows they are alive. If she says Avanti she can see them. Now that her wealthy Parisian Grandmama is sending Kobi and her sister away to live with Uncle Wim in Iowa, she will need the magic words her mother left her more than ever. To fit in at her new American school, Kobi tells lies that soon catch up with her, and leans heavily on her magic. In a heart-wrenching climax, she must confront not only the untruths she has told others but the stories she has made herself believe. Only then will she be able to grieve for her parents and move on with her life. |