Jerdine Nolen

Calico Girl

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Callie struggles to understand slavery when her stepbrother is sold away at the start of the Civil War, but is determined her whole family will be free one day. Includes historical notes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781481459815
• ISBN-10: 1481459813
• Artikelnr.: 45191684

Autorenporträt

Jerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, including Big Jabe; Thunder Rose, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book; and Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, all illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She is also the author of Eliza's Freedom Road, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, which was an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults; Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award; and Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, which was made into a movie by the same name. Her other books include Calico Girl, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, and Irene's Wish, illustrated by A.G. Ford, which Kirkus Reviews called "delightful and memorable" in a starred review. Ms. Nolen is an educator and lives in Ellicott City, Maryland.