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Rio Grande Stories
Contributor(s): Meyer, Carolyn (Author)

ISBN: 0152000666 ISBN-13: 9780152000660
Publisher: Clarion Books

OUR PRICE: $6.79

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: When the principal at Rio Grande School in Albuquerque asks the students to raise money for their school, the kids in the Heritage Project class decide to write and sell a book. Alternating with the students' entries in their book are stories about the students themselves and their shared quest to understand their cultural backgrounds.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 93033639

Age Level: 10-12

Grade Level: 5-7

Lexile Measure: 930(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.64" H x 4.19" W x 6.87" L (0.39 lbs) 272 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southwest U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Geographic Orientation - New Mexico
- Locality - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Features: Glossary, Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/1994 pg. 133
Booklist 10/01/1994 pg. 328
Publishers Weekly 05/30/1994 pg. 57
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/1994 pg. 849
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 pg. 313 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booksense '76 Childrens Wtr 02 11/01/2002 pg. 1

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 14484
Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
The seventh-grade class at Rio Grande Middle School in Albuquerque is a unique group. Coming from schools all over the city, the students are facing new challenges and wondering how they'll fit in. When they are asked to raise money for the school, the kids decide to write and sell a book. They will all contribute something about their heritage that is personal and important. Filled with stories, traditions, and recipes, the book is a big success. Best of all, the kids learn something--about themselves and about one another.
Includes a new author's note and a glossary.

Contributor Bio(s): Meyer, Carolyn: - Carolyn Meyer is the acclaimed author of more than fifty books for young people. Her many award-winning novels include Mary, Bloody Mary, an ABA Pick of the Lists, an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, a New York Times bestseller; White Lilacs, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an NYPL Best Book for the Teen Age, and an IRA Young Adults' Choice; and Marie, Dancing, a BookSense Pick. Ms. Meyer lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her website at www.readcarolyn.com.

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