| Hurricane Child Contributor(s): Callender, Kacen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1338129317 ISBN-13: 9781338129311 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Lgbt - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 1010(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" L (0.36 lbs) 240 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Caribbean & West Indies - Sex & Gender - Lesbian - Topical - Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards: Stonewall Book Award, Winner, Children/Young Adult, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 195696 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
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| Publisher Description: Prepare to be swept up by this exquisite novel that reminds us that grief and love can open the world in mystical ways.Winner of the Stonewall Book AwardWinner of the Lambda Literary AwardCaroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child.Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and 12-year-old Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She's hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, a spirit only she can see won't stop following her, and -- worst of all -- Caroline's mother left home one day and never came back.But when a new student named Kalinda arrives, Caroline's luck begins to turn around. Kalinda, a solemn girl from Barbados with a special smile for everyone, becomes Caroline's first and only friend -- and the person for whom Caroline has begun to develop a crush.Now, Caroline must find the strength to confront her feelings for Kalinda, brave the spirit stalking her through the islands, and face the reason her mother abandoned her. Together, Caroline and Kalinda must set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother -- before Caroline loses her forever. |
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