Giant Pumpkin Suite - Melanie Heuiser Hill 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763691550
ISBN-13: 978-0763691554
Giant Pumpkin Suite Hardcover – September 12, 2017
by Melanie Heuiser Hill (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Giant-Pumpkin-Suite-Melanie-Heuiser/dp/0763691550
Product details
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763691550
ISBN-13: 978-0763691554
Who are you, if you can’t be what you always expected? A moving coming-of-age tale of prodigy and community, unlikely friendship and growing things.
Twelve-year-old Rose Brutigan has grown seven inches in the last eight months. She’s always been different from her twin brother, Thomas, but now she towers over him in too many ways. The gap in their interests continues to widen as well. Musically talented Rose is focused on winning the upcoming Bach Cello Suites Competition, while happy-go-lucky Thomas has taken up the challenge of growing a giant pumpkin in the yard of their elderly neighbor, Mr. Pickering. But when a serious accident changes the course of the summer, Rose is forced to grow and change in ways she never could have imagined. Along the way there’s tap dancing and classic musicals, mail-order worms and neighborhood-sourced compost, fresh-squeezed lemonade, the Minnesota State Fair — and an eclectic cast of local characters that readers will fall in love with.
Editorial Reviews
Review
There's abundant warmth, humor, and heart in this charmer, and readers will root for both characters and pumpkin. A winning debut.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In a warmhearted debut novel, Hill shows what happens when a serious-minded girl is forced to reevaluate her priorities and reach out to others...Offering distinctive characters, a relatable plot, and some useful gardening tips, Hill’s story promotes connectivity in neighborhoods and communities.
—Publishers Weekly
The book is a bittersweet tribute to the experience of growing up in a close-knit neighborhood; characters are written with care and depth...Fans of Sharon Creech’s Moo and other books about intergenerational friendship will enjoy this book.
—School Library Journal
The story is filled with a diverse cast of characters, and the twins live in a multi-generational household...music lovers will connect with Rose, and readers who make it to the end will be rewarded with a satisfying finish.
—School Library Connection
This book is an easygoing title, highlighting the stress that goals of perfection can bring. Readers will love just how particular and grownup Rose tries to be, rejecting any bit of frivolous behavior, and they will find comfort as her community helps her ease back into the joys and simplicities of life outside of music.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
About the Author
Melanie Heuiser Hill is a graduate of Hamline University’s MFA program in writing for children and young adults. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and children. Giant Pumpkin Suite is her debut novel.
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