Falling in (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416950325)

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The buzzing sound?

Do you hear that?

There it is again.

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No? Well, I really shouldn't have asked. Most people can't hear it, anyway. But, if you could, you'd think it sounds like you're teetering on the edge of the universe. That's what Isabelle Bean thinks...and she's not that far from the truth.

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You really don't hear that?

Well, it's actually not that great to have a buzzing in your ear. It's distracting for one thing. And when Isabelle starts listening to the buzz instead of, say, her boring teacher, strange things happen. She gets sent to the principal's office (that's not so strange), but then while awaiting her punishment, she tumbles into an adventure--into another world that's a little bit different, a little bit Hansel & Gretel-y, a little bit like a fairy tale, which would be great, but...did I mention that Isabelle is an unusual dresser? When she shows up in fairy-tale land wearing her favorite high, pointy boots, the fairy-tale people start thinking that Isabelle is a witch -- and not just any witch, but the witch!

From Edgar Award-winning author Frances O'Roark Dowell comes the unlikely story of Isabelle Bean--an ultimate misfit, an outsider extraordinaire, and not a witch!

Author: Frances O'Roark Dowell
ISBN-10: 141695032X
ISBN-13: 9781416950325
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/02/2010
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.34w x 0.88d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135335 / Falling in

Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2010 pg. 80
Publishers Weekly 02/08/2010 pg. 51
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2010
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2010 pg. 197
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 154
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 336 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
BookPage 03/01/2010