Firegirl
by Tony AbbottImages
- Item #21Y7 in 4th-6th Grades March
- Grades: 5 - 8
- Ages: 11 - 14
- Format: Paperback Book
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Short Summary
A powerful book that will show readers that even the smallest of gestures can have a profound impact on someone's life.← From this moment on, life is never quite the same for Tom and his seventh-grade classmates. They learn that Jessica has been in a fire and was badly burned, and will be attending St. Catherine's while getting medical treatments. Despite her horrifying appearance and the fear she evokes in him and most of the class, Tom slowly develops a tentative friendship with Jessica that changes his life.
A powerful book that will show readers that even the smallest of gestures can have a profound impact on someone's life.← From this moment on, life is never quite the same for Tom and his seventh-grade classmates. They learn that Jessica has been in a fire and was badly burned, and will be attending St. Catherine's while getting medical treatments. Despite her horrifying appearance and the fear she evokes in him and most of the class, Tom slowly develops a tentative friendship with Jessica that changes his life.
Product Details
https://unitedstatesofreaders.scholastic.com/firegirl/9780545243902-rco-us.htmlSummary
The day Jessica Feeney comes to Tom's classroom starts out just like any other school day. Tom is laughing at his best friend's jokes and dreaming of the day that his popular crush will finally notice him. Then Tom's teacher announces that their class is getting a new student—and that there's something they need to know about her.
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It turns out that Jessica was badly disfigured in a tragic fire, and her injuries are worse than Tom ever could have imagined. All of the other students are afraid of Jessica's shocking appearance, and most won't even talk to her. But despite his own fears, Tom finds the courage to look past her injuries when no one else will—and their friendship changes his life forever.
This beautifully written, moving novel will stay with readers long after they've finished the last page.
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Product Details
- Grades: 5 - 8
- Ages: 11 - 14
- Product Type: Book
- Page Count: 160 pages
- Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 7 5/8"
- Language: English
- Subject & Themes: Appearance & Self-Perception, Peer Pressure & Conformity, Kindness, School Life, Disabilities & Differences
- Genre: School Stories, Realistic Fiction
- ISBN 13: 978-0-545-24390-2
Editorial Reviews
"Prolific fantasy author Abbott has created a realistic wallflower struggling to bloom."—Kirkus Reviews
"This novel may be brief, but it leaves a big impact."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
