| Maggie & Oliver or a Bone of One's Own Contributor(s): Hobbs, Valerie (Author), Thermes, Jennifer (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 125001672X ISBN-13: 9781250016720 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.27" W x 7.51" (0.37 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 147384 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Maggie is always full of questions. But a young maid in a fine lady's house isn't supposed to wonder so much, so one day Maggie is thrown out into the street with only a tiny heart-shaped locket for a keepsake. Who is the lady in the locket? A little dog named Oliver is pushing his nose along an icy sidewalk searching for his lost mistress, or at least something to eat. No matter how hard he looks he can't find either one, but he does see a girl with round blue eyes and a golden locket. The girl calls him "Lucky." And perhaps Lucky is the right name after all, for the little dog soon helps Maggie find a warm, wonderful home of her own--and one for him, too--in this book from Valerie Hobbs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hobbs, Valerie: - Valerie Hobbs is the recipient of the 1999 PEN/Norma Klein Award, a biennial prize that recognizes "an emerging voice of literary merit among American writers of children's fiction." She is the author of young adult and middle-grade novels including Sheep, Defiance, Anything but Ordinary, and The Last Best Days of Summer. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she has taught academic writing. Valerie lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband.Thermes, Jennifer: - Jennifer Thermes is the author and illustrator of When I Was Built and Sam Bennett's New Shoes, which was a Bank Street College Best Children's Book. Her books as illustrator include the middle-grade novel Maggie & Oliver and The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! Jennifer also creates illustrated maps for magazine and book publishing clients. |