Awards
- Nominated for Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award 2025
- Nominated for Red Cedar Book Award 2025
- Short-listed for Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award 2025
Overview
The arrival of a mysterious new neighbor inspires a kid to write her own poetry in this humorous and unforgettable new middle-grade novel by award-winning author Cary Fagan. The arrival of a mysterious new neighbor inspires a kid to write her own poetry in this humorous and unforgettable new middle-grade novel by award-winning author Cary Fagan. Andie Gladman is your typical kid - she lives in a small town, doesn't have many friends and quietly puts up with taunts from the school bully, Myrtle Klinghoffer. But one day, a new neighbor moves into the house next to Andie's family . . . and he looks awfully familiar. Could he be famous author Hans Christian Andersen? Andie sure thinks so, and the arrival of this well-known writer inspires Andie to write her own poems (with a feminist twist) based on his classic fairy tales. Her newfound hobby leads her to make a friend and finally feel some excitement about her previously quiet life . . . but will a shocking revelation change everything for Andie?
Full Product Details
Author: Cary Fagan ,
Chelsea O'Byrne
Publisher: Tundra Books
Imprint: Tundra Books
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9781774880159
ISBN 10: 1774880156
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 05 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""[A] funny and thought-provoking middle-grade novel about the power of stories — especially the ones we tell ourselves."" —Quill & Quire"
Author Information
CARY FAGAN's numerous kids' books include Water, Water, The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster, which was a JLG selection, the Kaspar Snit novels, the Wolfie & Fly chapter books, and the picture books Little Blue Chair, What Are You Doing, Benny?, Bear Wants to Sing and King Mouse, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. Mr. Zinger's Hat, another of his picture books, was awarded the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the IODE Jean Throop Award. He has also won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People for his body of work. Cary was born and raised in Toronto, where he continues to live with his family. CHELSEA O'BYRNE graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a B.F.A. in Illustration. Since then, she has worked primarily in editorial illustration and children's books. She is the author-illustrator of If I Were King, and illustrator of Bibi's Got Game, Teatime Around the World, Hello Crow and other books. Chelsea is currently working on her seventh picture book. She is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
