Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid
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By Myers, Walter Dean
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Myers combines wit, sensitivity and insight to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team....Myers' keen sense of humor, quick, natural dialogue and irresistible protagonists make this novel a winner. -- Publisher...s Weekly. An ALA Notable Children's Book.
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| ISBN |
9780440403968 |
| Publisher |
Random House |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Availability |
Internationally sourced; ships 10-15 working days
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
9-12 years |
| Reading Age |
9-12 years |
| Library of Congress |
New Jersey, African Americans, Baseball, Adoption, Baseball stories |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile;Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| Awards |
Winner of Massachusetts Children's Book Master List 1995
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| NZ Review |
Myers combines wit, sensitivity and insight to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team....Myers' keen sense of humor, quick, natural dialogue and irresistible protagonists make this novel a winner. -- Publishers Weekly, |
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Author's Bio
WALTER DEAN MYERS's fiction and nonfiction has reached millions of young people. A prolific author of more than one hundred books, he received every major award in the field of children's literature. He wrote two Newbery Honor Books, eleven Coretta Scott King Award winners, and three National Book Award Finalists and was named the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. He also received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and was the first recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was a 2010 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award numerous times. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature with the platform Reading is not optional. In his most beloved books, Walter explored the themes of taking responsibility for your life and knowing that everyone always gets a second chance.
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