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Remembering Mrs. Rossi
Contributor(s): Hest, Amy (Author), Maione, Heather (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0763621633 ISBN-13: 9780763621636
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2007
Annotation: When Mrs. Rossi suddenly dies, she leaves not only her eight-year-old daughter Annie, but also a class full of students who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook for Annie. With tenderness and humor, Hest reveals the struggles of a father and daughter as they forge a new life together. Illustrations.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2006041649

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.22" W x 8.2" L (0.81 lbs) 192 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Family
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Awards: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2009

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2006 pg. 1269
Booklist 01/01/2007 pg. 102
Publishers Weekly 02/12/2007 pg. 86
School Library Journal 03/01/2007 pg. 173
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2007 pg. 294 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2007 pg. 283
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 344 - Superior,Well Above Average
Christian Century 12/11/2008 pg. 26

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 112190
Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Mementos from her mother's students help a young girl to grieve in a middle-grade novel by award-winning author Amy Hest.

Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father, Professor Rossi. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn't so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a classfull of students -- who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook Annie will treasure forever. With tenderness and humor, Amy Hest reveals the struggles of a father and daughter as they forge a new life together.

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