Seize Crenshaw Drafted By Katherine Applegate Conveyed As Physical Book
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times, There's no money for rent, And not much for food, either, His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan, Again.
Crenshaw is a cat, He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary, He has come back into Jackson's life to help him, But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything
Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary.
This title has Common Core connections, Katherine Applegate has created yet another heartwarming character in Crenshaw who joins the ranks of Ivan, Bob and others, This is a breathtaking, memorable completely magical story about a young boy named Jackson and the tough situation his family is in Facts do not care if you believe in them or not, but magic is real only if you believe in it.
Regardless, I very much prefer Crenshaw to the mean and scary voice that still lives inside my head, My daughter just started reading this book after receiving it for Christmas, Although she hasnt gotten very far in the book, she is really enjoying it, She loves the author and has several of her books, so we thought this would be a good continuation of her love of reading, I have loved every book by Katherine Applegate and recommend all to young readers! Beautiful story about a young child dealing with very big adult problems.
Brings new insights into the homelessness/housing insecurity situation, I think this a very good book young people, Better than odder in my opinion, I am definitely going to get this book, to read, Lots of love! Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw is a hard book to classify, Technically it's a YA fantasy novel, but that description would cause readers to expect something light and fanciful, And that is far from the case with Crenshaw, True, it's about a boy named Jackson and his Very cute book, myrd graders really enjoyed it,
New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate has written many books for young readers, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, winner of theNewbery Medal and soon to be a Disney movie.
Katherines picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod Clarion Books, and THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G.
Brian Karas Clarion Books. She also wrote ROSCOE RILEY RULES,
a seven book early chapter series illustrated by Brian Biggs HarperCollins,
Books for middle grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE Feiwel amp Friends, THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, illustrated by Patricia Castaleo HarperCollins, and CRENSHAW Feiwel amp Friends.
Her newest novel, WISHTREE, illustrated by Charles Santoso Feiwel amp Friends, was an ALA Notable, New York Times, Boston Globe, NPR, Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Public Library, and Booklist Best Book of.
With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co wrote ANIMORPHS, a long running series that has sold overmillion books worldwide, They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM Feiwel amp Friends,
In, Katherine will publish two new books, a picture book called SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt Clarion, and the first book in a middle grade fantasy trilogy, ENDLING HarperCollins.
Katherines books have been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, and the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award.
Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, as well as Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists, and numerous Best of the Year lists.
Katherine lives in Marin County, California, with her family and assorted pets, She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Pippin Properties, Inc,
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