| Very Rich Contributor(s): Horvath, Polly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823440281 ISBN-13: 9780823440283 Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2018 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017048259 |
| Age Level: 8-12 |
| Grade Level: 3-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 750(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.33" L (0.86 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Holiday - Christmas |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2018 pg. 57 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018 Publishers Weekly 09/24/2018 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 93 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 197323 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ten-year-old Rupert Brown inadvertently finds himself spending Christmas with the wealthiest family in town and is astonished to discover a world he never knew existed. Rupert lives with his parents and many siblings in a small house in the poorest section of Steelville, Ohio. When he spends Christmas with his classmate Turgid Rivers, he is offered all the food he can eat, and the opportunity to win wonderful prizes in the family games--prizes he hopes to take home so he can share his Christmas bounty with his family. But after he loses everything in the last game, Rupert resigns himself to going home empty handed. Feeling secretly guilty, all of the adults in Rivers family try to make it up to him by taking Rupert on one unlikely adventure after another, embroiling him in everything from time travel to bank robberies. But can anything he experiences make up for what he has lost? Deftly blending magical realism with heartbreak, hope, and a wide cast of eccentric characters, Polly Horvath weaves a tale that is darkly funny and deeply poignant. Very Rich is a bittersweet and quirky story that celebrates the unique nature of human experience. A Junior Library Guild selection |
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