Awards

• Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2006
• Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate) 2007
• Winner of Garden State Children's Book Awards (Children's Fiction) 2007
• Winner of Virginia Readers Choice Award (Elementary) 2007

Overview

Winterhope. It didn't sound like much, but it was a big idea. A very big idea. It all started when Hart Evans zinged a rubber band that hit Mr. Meinert, the chorus director. Actually, it started before that, when Mr. Meinert learned he was out of a job because the town budget couldn't afford music and art teachers. Mr. Meinert got so mad at Hart that he told the sixth graders he'd had it -- they could produce the big holiday concert on their own. Or not. It was all up to them. What happens when a teacher steps aside and lets the kids run the show? Not what Mr. Meinert would have predicted. And not what Hart Evans would have guessed, not at all. Out of chaos, infighting, compromise, idealism, and finally, a fragile peace, the sixth grade choral concert was born. And they called it Winterhope. But would it be the last holiday concert of them all?

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Oao Clements is a master at taking elements of relatively common school situations and turning them into masterful stories with truly engaging characters....['AaThis story] will leave youngsters teeming with emotion. -- School Library Journal [A] lively crowd-pleaser. -- Horn Book oao Clements is a master at taking elements of relatively common school situations and turning them into masterful stories with truly engaging characters....['aaThis story] will leave youngsters teeming with emotion. -- School Library Journal

Oao Clements is a master at taking elements of relatively common school situations and turning them into masterful stories with truly engaging characters....['AaThis story] will leave youngsters teeming with emotion. -- School Library Journal

Author Information

Andrew Clements (1949-2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements.com.

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