Author:
E. L. Konigsburg

Number of pages:
163

Does the book have pictures?
No

What age group is this book written for?
Elementary School
Middle School

Category:
Fiction

Brief summary:
Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition. (synopsis from www.bn.com)

1997 Newbery Award winner for the year's most distinguished contribution to literature for American children.