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Criss Cross: A Newbery Award Winner
Contributor(s): Perkins, Lynne Rae (Author)

ISBN: 0060092726 ISBN-13: 9780060092726
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2005
Annotation: From the 2006 Newbery Medal winner comes "Criss Cross," a remarkable novel about finding first love...or at least searching for it.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2004054023

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available)

Series: Newbery Medal - Winner Title(s)

Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.2" L (1.00 lbs) 352 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Chronological Period - 1960's

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2006

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2005 pg. 920
Kliatt 09/01/2005 pg. 12
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2005 pg. 585
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2005 pg. 36 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 09/01/2005 pg. 210
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 312 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Booklist 10/15/2005 pg. 47
Publishers Weekly 10/31/2005 pg. 58
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2005 pg. 16
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 47
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 12
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 99 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 101361
Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Winner of the Newbery Medal - New York Times Bestseller - An ALA Notable Book - An ALA Best Book for Young Adults - School Library Journal Best Book - Booklist Editors' Choice - Kirkus Reviews Editors' Choice - Horn Book Fanfare Book - New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

In this acclaimed, award-winning, and timeless national bestseller, Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins explores the crisscrossing lives of four teenagers on the verge of adulthood. The unique format incorporates short vignettes, haiku, Q&As, and illustrations by the author. Written with love and humor, Criss Cross is an unforgettable story of friendship, family, and growing up.

"It's hard to write a book this good. Lynne Rae Perkins makes it seem easy."--Kevin Henkes, New York Times-bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Books Olive's Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller

"Brilliantly captures the adolescent-level Zen that thoughtful kids bring to their assessment of the world."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

"Best of all are the understated moments, often private and piercing in their authenticity, that capture intelligent, likable teens searching for signs of who they are, and who they'll become."--ALA Booklist (starred review)

"Written with humor and modest bits of philosophy, the writing sparkles with inventive, often dazzling metaphors."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Like a lazy summer day, the novel induces that exhilarating feeling that one has all the time in the world."--The Horn Book (starred review)

"A gentle story about a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they wish to live it. Young teens will certainly relate."--School Library Journal (starred review)

Contributor Bio(s): Perkins, Lynne Rae: -

Lynne Rae Perkins was awarded the Newbery Medal for Criss Cross. She is the author of four other novels--All Alone in the Universe, As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth, Nuts to You, and Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea. Lynne Rae Perkins has also written and illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including Frank and Lucky Get Schooled; The Broken Cat; Snow Music Pictures from Our Vacation; and The Cardboard Piano. The author lives with her family in northern Michigan. www.lynnerae.com