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Looking up / Stephan Pastis.
Upset that her neighborhood is being torn down and replaced by fancy condos and coffee shops, Saint, along with her new friend Daniel, hatches a plan to save what is left of her beloved hometown.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781665929622 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Aladdin, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. |
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| Subject: | Loneliness > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. City and town life > Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | J FIC Pasti | 31681030030548 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"As the neighborhood sheâs always known disappears around her, making room for fancy condos and coffee shops, Saint enlists the help of the boy who lives across the street to save whatâs left of their hometown from the wrecking ball. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations." - Baker & Taylor
Upset that her neighborhood is being torn down and replaced by fancy condos and coffee shops, Saint, along with her new friend Daniel, hatches a plan to save what is left of her beloved hometown. - Simon and Schuster
âThere is more than meets the eye in this funny gem.â âSchool Library Journal
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Timmy Failure series comes a quirky and heartwarming middle grade novel about a girl struggling with loneliness and the curveballs of lifeâfeaturing black and white illustrations throughout!
Living alone with her mother in a poorer part of town, Saintâa girl drawn to medieval knights, lost causes, and the protection of birthday piñatasâsees the neighborhood she has always known and loved disappearing around her: old homes being torn down and replaced by fancy condos and coffee shops. But when her favorite creaky old toy store is demolished, she knows she must act.
Enlisting the help of Daniel âChanceâ McGibbons, a quiet, round-faced boy who lives across the street (and whose house also faces the wrecking ball), Saint hatches a plan to save what is left of her beloved hometown.
