Astrid the Unstoppable
by
Maria Parr
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Candlewick
Imprint
Candlewick
ISBN
9781536200171
Awards and Honors
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Children
USBBY Outstanding International Book List - 2019
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth - 2018
BCCB Blue Ribbons - 2018
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Astrid is the only child in her small Norwegian village. Then her world is turned upside down by two startling arrivals: first a new family, then a mysterious, towering woman who everyone seems to know but Astrid.
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Details
Format
Page Count
320
Trim Size
7" x 5"
Dewey
F
AR
5.1: points 7
Lexile
770L
Genre
Fiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
11
JLG Release
Apr 2019
Book Genres
Topics
Godfathers. Small towns and villages. Norway. Mountains. Snow. Skiing. Sledding. Family life. Estrangement. Friendship.
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Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Booklist*, The Horn Book Magazine, Publishers Weekly
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