United Tates Of America #01 - Couverture rigide

Danziger, Paula

 
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Synopsis

Best-selling children's book author Paula Danziger brings us the perfect novel for middle grade readers--a touching story incorporating the themes of friendship,loss, love and perseverance.

Skate Tate has just started middle school and everything's changing. Her friends and her school are different. Only her close-knit family seems the same. Great-Uncle Mort (GUM for short) is their center. GUM supports Skate's dream of becoming an artist, encourages her to embrace new experiences and occupies many pages in her precious scrapbooks. When GUM dies unexpectedly, Skate must deal with a very painful change. GUM leaves the Tates his fortune on one condition--that they use it to travel and document their trips.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Buckle your seat belt for a heartwarming road trip from one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time.

Fifth-grader Skate Tate hates change. Her new school is bigger, her classes are harder, and her close friends aren't as close as they used to be.
Only her fearless Great Uncle Mort can help her cope. When tragedy strikes, he sends Skate and her family on a road trip, with Skate taking down everything that happens in her beloved scrapbooks. She thinks her family will hit the road and come back without changing. But what she doesn't know is that this is one car trip that's going to change their lives forever.

Biographie de l'auteur

Award-winning and beloved author, Paula Danziger died on the afternoon of July 8, 2004 at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City after complications from a heart attack at age 59. Danziger is best known as the author of The Amber Brown series and the modern classic, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. Set to celebrate its 30th anniversary this fall, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit quickly established Danziger as one of America's most popular authors for young adults.

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