Brooklyn Bridge Contributor(s): Hesse, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1613832990 ISBN-13: 9781613832998 Publisher: Perfection Learning
Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2011 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 680 NC (Nonconforming Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" L (0.55 lbs) 229 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 124429 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
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Publisher Description: It's the summer of 1903 in Brooklyn and all fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom wants is to experience the thrill, the grandeur, and the electricity of the new amusement park at Coney Island. But that doesn't seem likely. Ever since his parents--Russian immigrants--invented the stuffed Teddy Bear five months ago, Joseph's life has turned upside down. No longer do the Michtom's gather family and friends around the kitchen table to talk. No longer is Joseph at leisure to play stickball with the guys. Now, Joseph works. And complains. And falls in love. And argues with Mama and Papa. And falls out of love. And hopes. Joseph hopes he'll see Coney Island soon. He hopes that everything will turn right-side up again. He hopes his luck hasn't run out--because you never know. Through all the warmth, the sadness, the frustration, and the laughter of one big, colorful family, Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse builds a stunning story of the lucky, the unlucky, and those in between, and reminds us that our lives--all our lives--are fragile, precious, and connected. "Brooklyn Bridge" is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
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