Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package
Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Four (A Quirky Early Chapter Book of Surprise, Self-Discovery, and the Accordion That Changes Everything - Ages 6-9)
- Hardcover
112 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2017
Summary
Eugenia Lincoln is a practical person with no time for gee-gaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity. When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives at her house, she is determined to have nothing to do with it. But her plans to sell the accordion, destroy the accordion, and give the accordion away all end in frustration. How can Eugenia stop being tormented by this troublesome package? Might she discover that a bit of unforeseen frivolity could be surprisingly … joyous?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763678814 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763678813 |
| Author: | Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 146mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Tales from Mercy Watson's Deckawoo Drive |
| Audience Age: | 6-9 |
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Critics Review
Van Dusen’s illustrations enliven the already amusing text. A great addition to chapter book shelves and a must-have for fans of the series.
—School Library Journal
The text is peppered with tough vocabulary for the more advanced independent readers in the intended age group, but the story also works well as a bedtime read-aloud for those not ready to tackle words and phrases such as “malevolent,” “obtuse,” or “diametrically opposed” on their own. Eugenia’s need for routine and her intolerance of change and uncertainty will resonate with readers who experience life similarly.
—Kirkus Reviews
As in the earlier books, believable (if eccentric) personalities, sophisticated vocabulary, and polished prose make this an inviting title for emerging chapter- book readers. Fans of this series and the earlier Mercy Watson books will be amazed by Eugenia’s partial redemption and delight that the results are merely temporary.
—Booklist
Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the beloved author of many books for young readers, including the Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive series. Her books Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux both received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.
Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of The Circus Ship, King Hugo’s Huge Ego, Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, and Hattie & Hudson, and the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive series as well as Mac Barnett’s President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath. Chris Van Dusen lives in Maine.
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