Northward to the Moon by Polly Horvath
When Jane's stepfather gets fired from his job as a French teacher-turns out he doesn't speak French-Jane feels the warm glow of possibility. Soon, the family is on the road, driving through the night, on the cusp of an adventure that will take them across the continent. Wise, moving, and filled with humor, this Parents' Choice Gold Award-winning follow-up to the acclaimed My One Hundred Adventures by a National Book Award winner illuminates the strange and complicated ways in which people become families.Everything on a Waffle, The Canning Season, and One Year in Coal Harbor are just a few of Polly Horvath's books for children and young adults. She has won multiple honors, including the National Novel Award, the Newbery Honor, the Toronto Dominion Award, the International White Raven, and the Young Adult Book of the Year from the Canadian Library Association. She's also been nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Germany's most prestigious literary prize, as well as the Writer's Trust Vicky Metcalfe Award for her body of work, among many others. Her works have been bestsellers in the New York Times and Publishers Weekly, and have been recommended by Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah. Her works have been translated into over 25 languages, and they are taught in North American and worldwide children's literary curricula. She currently resides in British Columbia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307929808 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307929809 |
| Title | Northward to the Moon |
| Author | Polly Horvath |
| Series | My One Hundred Adventures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of Junior Library Guild Selection 2010, Winner of Oprah's Book Club Kids Reading List 2010, Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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