The Unforgotten Coat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763657291)

From the best-selling author of Cosmic and Millions comes an evocative immigration tale about two brothers trying to survive-- a daring story that miraculously defies belief.

When two Mongolian brothers inexplicably appear one morning in Julie's sixth grade class, no one, least of all Julie, knows what to do with them. But when Chingis, the older of the two brothers, proclaims Julie as their "Good Guide" -- a nomadic tradition of welcoming strangers to a new land -- Julie must somehow navigate them through soccer, school uniforms, and British slang, all while trying to win Shocky's attention and perhaps also an invitation to her friend Mimi's house. At times funny, this moving and simply told novella tugs at the heart -- a unique story of immigration both fierce in its telling and magical in its characters.

Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
ISBN-10: 0763657298
ISBN-13: 9780763657291
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2011
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.50w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 145775 / Unforgotten Coat

Award: Costa Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2011
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2011
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 113
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2118
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 64 - Recommended, Satisfactory