| Description |
87 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2003 |
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Kirkus, May 15, 2003 |
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School Library Jl., June 2003 |
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Booklist starred, August 01, 2003 |
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Horn Book Guide, vol. XV, no. 1, Spring 2004, p. 76 |
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Bklst 01/01/2004 |
| Summary |
Nine-year-old Meggie resents spending time with a strange old man who calls her mother whenever he needs a ride. But when he is in the hospital at Christmas, Meggie knows what she must do. |
| Audience |
007-010. BTSB. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader ATOS MG RL 3.9 1.0 LARK |
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Accelerated Reader RL 3.9 P 1.0 WEST GNET |
| Subject |
Empathy -- Fiction.
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Old age -- Fiction.
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Family life -- Fiction.
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Christmas -- Fiction.
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Berries -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Bowman, Leslie W., illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0374406103 (trade) |
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