Stealing Mt. Rushmore (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250155009)

Daphne Kalmar has created a wonderfully imperfect cast of characters and gathered them into a story that will break your heart. . . and heal it again. Stealing Mt. Rushmore has it all. --Marion Dane Bauer, author of the Newberry Honor novel On My Honor

In Stealing Mt. Rushmore, Daphne Kalmar brings to life the social and political upheaval of the 1970s, revealing the heart of a family on the verge of falling apart and the courage of a young girl who does all she can to bring them together.
She almost always made things worse. But at least she'd be standing there.
I hated her for stealing the money. But I want her back.

Nellie's dad had planned on having four boys to name after the presidents on Mt. Rushmore. He got George, Nellie, Tom, and Teddy. No Abe.

It's the summer of 1974. Nellie's turned thirteen. Her best friend, Maya, has a crush on a boy. President Nixon might get impeached. And her mom's run off. The money for their family road trip to see Mt. Rushmore is missing and her dad's crawled into bed and won't get up.

Nellie's sure the trip out West will fix her family, and she'll do almost anything to come up with the cash. But she begins to wonder why it's always her, the girl, who's stuck with the dishes and everything else. And how can a mom just up and leave with no note, no forwarding address, no nothing?

Author: Daphne Kalmar
ISBN-10: 1250155002
ISBN-13: 9781250155009
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2020
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509109 / Stealing Mt. Rushmore


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2020 pg. 59
Publishers Weekly 07/06/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2020

About the Author

Daphne Kalmar was an elementary and middle school teacher for over twenty years. Exploring the natural world with kids was her passion as an educator--she owned seventy-five pairs of rubber boots so she could outfit each new class in September and lead weekly expeditions to local creeks and ponds. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of A Stitch in Time, one of Bookpage and NPR's Best Books of 2018.