by Kate DiCamillo (Author), Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)
What will it take for a cynical older sister to realize she's a born accordion player -- with music in her heart?
Eugenia Lincoln is a practical person with no time for gee-gaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity. When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives at her house, she is determined to have nothing to do with it. But her plans to sell the accordion, destroy the accordion, and give the accordion away all end in frustration. How can Eugenia stop being tormented by this troublesome package? Might she discover that a bit of unforeseen frivolity could be surprisingly . . . joyous?Author Biography
Kate DiCamillo is the beloved author of many books for young readers, including the Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive series. Her books Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux both received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.
Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of The Circus Ship, King Hugo's Huge Ego, Randy Riley's Really Big Hit, and Hattie & Hudson, and the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive series as well as Mac Barnett's President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath. Chris Van Dusen lives in Maine.
Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: September 11, 2018
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 1