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If This Were a Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534420618)
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x"An imaginative debut." --Booklist
"Hannah's growth is organic and well earned." --Publishers Weekly In the tradition of Crenshaw and The Thing About Jellyfish, ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet and sincere debut. Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that. I wish I felt the same way. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn't be damaged by the notes; it would fight off bullies and prevent my parents from yelling at each other. But this is not a story. This is real life. My life as ten-year-old Hannah Geller, who is the only girl in fifth grade to have little red bumps on her face, is unable to let the sad thoughts escape her mind, and leaves heads-up pennies wherever she can to spread good luck. And who also finds magic in the most unlikely of places.
Author: Beth Turley
ISBN-10: 1534420614
ISBN-13: 9781534420618
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198765 / If This Were a Story
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 06/18/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
"Hannah's growth is organic and well earned." --Publishers Weekly In the tradition of Crenshaw and The Thing About Jellyfish, ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet and sincere debut. Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that. I wish I felt the same way. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn't be damaged by the notes; it would fight off bullies and prevent my parents from yelling at each other. But this is not a story. This is real life. My life as ten-year-old Hannah Geller, who is the only girl in fifth grade to have little red bumps on her face, is unable to let the sad thoughts escape her mind, and leaves heads-up pennies wherever she can to spread good luck. And who also finds magic in the most unlikely of places.
Author: Beth Turley
ISBN-10: 1534420614
ISBN-13: 9781534420618
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198765 / If This Were a Story
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 06/18/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
By Beth Turley
xBeth Turley is a graduate of the MFA in creative and professional writing program at Western Connecticut State University. She lives and writes in southeastern Connecticut, where the leaves changing color feels like magic and the water is never too far away. She is the author of If This Were a Story, The Last Tree Town, The Flyers, and This Close to Home. Visit her on Twitter @Beth_Turley.
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