Three Newbery Medal winners—Christopher Paul Curtis’s Bud, Not Buddy, Clare Vanderpool’s Moon Over Manifest, and Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me—come together in this collection that’s perfect for catching up on old favorites and discovering new ones.
Whether you’re looking for an escape or eager to catch up on some summer reading, the three award-winning titles in this collection will stay with you.
Titles featured include:
· Bud, Not Buddy: It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and a motherless boy named Bud decides to hit the road to find his father in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963. · Moon Over Manifest: Armed only with a few possessions, Abilene Tucker jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was. What she discovers sends her and some new friends on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt. · When You Reach Me: Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes that seem to predict the future. If that's the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it.
Turn to this three-book collection for the classics you remember and the stories you’ll never forget.
More Honors and Praise for Bud, Not Buddy:
BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times School Library Journal Publishers Weekly
“[A] powerfully felt novel.” —The New York Times Praise for Moon Over Manifest:
“Readers will cherish every word.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Replete with historical details and surprises, Vanderpool’s debut delights.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Ingeniously plotted and gracefully told.” –The Bulletin, starred review
“Rich and rewarding.” –Booklist, starred review Praise for When You Reach Me:
“An incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" —The Washington Post
"Absorbing." —People
"Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." —The Wall Street Journal
"Lovely and almost impossibly clever." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Three Newbery Medal winners—Christopher Paul Curtis’s Bud, Not Buddy, Clare Vanderpool’s Moon Over Manifest, and Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me—come together in this collection that’s perfect for catching up on old favorites and discovering new ones.
Whether you’re looking for an escape or eager to catch up on some summer reading, the three award-winning titles in this collection will stay with you.
Titles featured include:
· Bud, Not Buddy: It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and a motherless boy named Bud decides to hit the road to find his father in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963. · Moon Over Manifest: Armed only with a few possessions, Abilene Tucker jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was. What she discovers sends her and some new friends on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt. · When You Reach Me: Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes that seem to predict the future. If that's the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it.
Turn to this three-book collection for the classics you remember and the stories you’ll never forget.
Praise
More Honors and Praise for Bud, Not Buddy:
BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times School Library Journal Publishers Weekly
“[A] powerfully felt novel.” —The New York Times Praise for Moon Over Manifest:
“Readers will cherish every word.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Replete with historical details and surprises, Vanderpool’s debut delights.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Ingeniously plotted and gracefully told.” –The Bulletin, starred review
“Rich and rewarding.” –Booklist, starred review Praise for When You Reach Me:
“An incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" —The Washington Post
"Absorbing." —People
"Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." —The Wall Street Journal
"Lovely and almost impossibly clever." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
