| On the Road Again Contributor(s): Gay, Marie-Louise (Illustrator), Homel, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888998465 ISBN-13: 9780888998460 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.55" W x 8.71" (0.63 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126865 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charlie and his family are taking another trip -- this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France. Typically suspicious and resentful at first (they're going all the way to France, and they're not even going to be living in Paris ), big brother Charlie soon finds himself drawn into life in sleepy Celeriac. The family experiences the spring migration of sheep up to the mountain pastures, Dad is threatened by a raging bull, a spring flood makes a mess, and everyone forages for snails and mushrooms and has other adventures large and small. Most of all, though, Charlie and his little brother, Max, make friends of their eccentric new neighbors -- the man who steals ducks from the local river, the neighbor's dog who sleeps in the middle of the street, and their new pals Rachid and Ahmed, who teach them how to play soccer using the open front door of the Catholic church as the goal It's enough to make Charlie wonder if it's really so important to get to Paris. On the Road Again's mix of rollicking humor, comic characters, and universal concerns like making new friends and living in a new place are a welcome addition for Gay's many fans. |