Middle Reader • September The Cheshire Cheese Cat Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright Illustrated by Barry Moser PB: $8.95 / 978-1-56145-810-3
6 x 8 / 256 pages 45 b&w illustrations AR • RC • Lexile • F&P Ages 8–12 / GRL W; Gr 6 Teacher’s guide Territory: World All rights available, except French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, Spanish, Romanian, US/Canada book club, audio HC: page 49 Teaching Themes: Charles Dickens, Victorian London, friendship
In this playful homage to Charles Dickens, unlikely allies learn the lessons of a great friendship.
Carmen Agra Deedy is a New York Times bestselling author (pages 48–49). She has been writing and traveling around the world telling stories for more than twenty years. She lives in Georgia. www.carmenagradeedy.com
Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip: he will protect the mice who live at the inn, and in turn, the mice will provide Skilley with the thing he desires most. But when Skilley and Pip are drawn into a crisis, their new friendship is pushed to its limits.
Randall Wright is the author of several novels for young readers, including The Silver Penny and Hunchback. He lives in Utah.
★“...[a] tongue-in-cheek romp through a historic public House that is the very opposite of Bleak.” —Kirkus Reviews
Barry Moser is one of today’s most celebrated illustrators of children’s books. He is also a printer, painter, printmaker, designer, author, essayist, and teacher. He lives in Massachusetts. www.moser-pennyroyal.com
★“Expertly realized characters and effervescent storytelling… a delight.” —Publishers Weekly
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★“…a success in every way.” —School Library Journal
Parents’ Choice Gold Award • Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books • School Library Journal Best Fiction • ALSC Notable Children’s Books • Honor Book, E.B. White Read-Aloud • NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts • Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year • VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
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