The distance between me and the cherry tree / Paola Peretti ; translated by Denise Muir ; illustrated by Carolina Rabei.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534439627
- ISBN: 1534439625
- Physical Description: 215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Atheneum Books for Young Readers edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 5 (very hard) Lexile. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 4.5 6.0. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Italian. |
Awards Note: | Batchelder Award Honor Book, 2020 |
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Subject: | Blind > Juvenile fiction. Children with disabilities > Juvenile fiction. Vision disorders in children > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Fiction. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Upper Skagit Library | PER | 1013042 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Paola Peretti lives in the province of Verona, Italy. She studied literature, philosophy, and graduated with a degree in publishing and journalism in 2011, and later attended the Palomar School of creative writing in Rovigo. Fifteen years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic illness called Stargardt disease—the same as her main character—which causes progressive vision loss and eventual blindness. She is currently teaching Italian to immigrant children. The Distance between Me and the Cherry Tree is her debut novel.
Paola Peretti lives in the province of Verona, Italy. She studied literature, philosophy, and graduated with a degree in publishing and journalism in 2011, and later attended the Palomar School of creative writing in Rovigo. Fifteen years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic illness called Stargardt disease'the same as her main character'which causes progressive vision loss and eventual blindness. She is currently teaching Italian to immigrant children. The Distance between Me and the Cherry Tree is her debut novel.