The unforgotten coat by Cottrell Boyce, Frank

The unforgotten coat
by Cottrell Boyce, Frank; illustrated by Hunter, Carl

(#0278TS9)

Hardcover Candlewick Press, 2011

Price: USD 16.49

Description: 92 p. : col. ill.; 22 cm.
Dewey: -Fic-; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 4.6

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Julie's life becomes more complicated after the two Mongolian brothers in her Year Six class declare her to be their "Good Guide," which means she is responsible for welcoming the brothers to their new home, helping them with school uniforms, and explaining British slang; meanwhile, Julie tries to win the attention of a boy and gain an invitation to Mimi's house.

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From the best-selling author of Cosmic and Millions comes an evocative immigration tale about two brothers trying to survive-- a daring story that miraculously defies belief.

When two Mongolian brothers inexplicably appear one morning in Julie's sixth grade class, no one, least of all Julie, knows what to do with them. But when Chingis, the older of the two brothers, proclaims Julie as their "Good Guide" -- a nomadic tradition of welcoming strangers to a new land -- Julie must somehow navigate them through soccer, school uniforms, and British slang, all while trying to win Shocky's attention and perhaps also an invitation to her friend Mimi's house. At times funny, this moving and simply told novella tugs at the heart -- a unique story of immigration both fierce in its telling and magical in its characters.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Publication Date: September 13, 2011
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Dewey: -Fic-
  • Classifications: Fiction
  • Description: 92 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7636-5729-8
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-5729-1
  • LCCN: 2010-048224
  • Follett Number: 0278TS9
  • Reading Level: 4.6
  • Audience: Upper Elementary