Henry Hikes to Fitchburg (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780395968673)

Inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau's WALDEN, this wonderfully appealing story follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. When the two agree to meet one evening in Fitchburg, which is thirty miles away, each decides to get there in his own way and have surprisingly different days.

Author: D. B. Johnson
ISBN-10: 0395968674
ISBN-13: 9780395968673
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2000
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.92w x 0.37d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 41858 / Henry Hikes to Fitchburg

Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) - Winner
Award: Giverny Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/10/2000 pg. 98
Booklist 04/15/2000 pg. 1548
School Library Journal 06/01/2000 pg. 116
New York Times 10/15/2000 pg. 31
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 271 - Superior,Well Above Average
New York Times 11/19/2000 pg. 34
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 864
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 271 - Superior,Well Above Average