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OverviewTwo sisters in Paris in love with the same boy? Twelve-year-old Pet and her gorgeous, golden thirteen-year-old sister Ava don't agree on much, but they do agree on this. Neither of them wants to be in Paris for the year on sabbatical with their professor father. They agree on one other thing, too: fellow expat kid, Logan. Both of them are determined to make him her own. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Phoebe StonePublisher: Scholastic US Imprint: Scholastic US Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 19.30cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780545443623ISBN 10: 0545443628 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 26 April 2016 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Romeo Blue Coming of age in a time of war, feeling both loved and abandoned, clever and yet perplexed, Flissy is an engaging protagonist. -- The Wall Street Journal * Compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul. -- Booklist, starred review * Romeo Blue is the best sort of sequel: one you didn't know you wanted but are ever so grateful to haveBoth lyrical and propulsive. -- Horn Book Magazine, starred review Charmingly lyrical and also notably authentic. -- Kirkus Reviews Readers will get caught up in this story of young love, espionage, and war-torn families while still far away from the frontlines of the battlefield. -- School Library Journal Praise for The Romeo and Juliet Code Delightful. -- The Wall Street Journal Phoebe Stone's The Romeo and Juliet Code is quite simply the best novel for young readers I've read since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. -- The Boston Globe * Stone's intricate and lyrical novel, set during WWII, resembles The Secret Garden in all the best ways. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Flissy is a kick, her ever-so-proper manners and stuffy Briticisms belied by her abundant curiosity and consequent meddling. -- The Horn Book Review, starred review Praise for The Boy on Cinnamon Street * Destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review * Executed with wit and delicacy. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Readers will feel for [Louise] and cheer for her in equal measure. -- Booklist, starred review Praise for Paris for Two: In her own idiosyncratic style, Stone has created a grand, romantic, heartfelt... tale that will make readers long for the city of light. -- Horn Book Magazine This confection of a story about scrappy 12-year-old Petunia Pet Beanly and her family while on sabbatical in Paris delivers a satisfying look at sibling rivalry and discovering true talents... readers will be charmed by Pet as she bonds with Ava and embraces her own strengths. -- Publishers Weekly Atmospheric and charming... intricately designed... readers will be whipping the pages to find out what happened. -- Kirkus Reviews This contemporary, realistic fiction novel has an inviting, page-turning pace. -- School Library JournalPraise for Romeo Blue: Coming of age in a time of war, feeling both loved and abandoned, clever and yet perplexed, Flissy is an engaging protagonist. -- The Wall Street Journal* Compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul. -- Booklist, starred review* Romeo Blue is the best sort of sequel: one you didn't know you wanted but are ever so grateful to have...Both lyrical and propulsive. --Horn Book Magazine, starred review Charmingly lyrical and also notably authentic. -- Kirkus Reviews Readers will get caught up in this story of young love, espionage, and war-torn families while still far away from the frontlines of the battlefield. -- School Library JournalPraise for The Romeo and Juliet Code: Delightful. -- The Wall Street Journal Phoebe Stone's The Romeo and Juliet Code is quite simply the best novel for young readers I've read since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. -- The Boston Globe* Stone's intricate and lyrical novel, set during WWII, resembles The Secret Garden in all the best ways. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Flissy is a kick, her ever-so-proper manners and stuffy Briticisms belied by her abundant curiosity and consequent meddling. -- The Horn Book Review, starred reviewPraise for The Boy on Cinnamon Street: * Destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review* Executed with wit and delicacy. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Readers will feel for [Louise] and cheer for her in equal measure. -- Booklist, starred review Praise for Paris for Two In her own idiosyncratic style, Stone has created a grand, romantic, heartfelt... tale that will make readers long for the city of light. -- Horn Book Magazine This confection of a story about scrappy 12-year-old Petunia Pet Beanly and her family while on sabbatical in Paris delivers a satisfying look at sibling rivalry and discovering true talents... readers will be charmed by Pet as she bonds with Ava and embraces her own strengths. -- Publishers Weekly Atmospheric and charming... intricately designed... readers will be whipping the pages to find out what happened. -- Kirkus Reviews This contemporary, realistic fiction novel has an inviting, page-turning pace. -- School Library Journal Praise for Romeo Blue Coming of age in a time of war, feeling both loved and abandoned, clever and yet perplexed, Flissy is an engaging protagonist. -- The Wall Street Journal * Compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul. -- Booklist, starred review * Romeo Blue is the best sort of sequel: one you didn't know you wanted but are ever so grateful to have...Both lyrical and propulsive. --Horn Book Magazine, starred review Charmingly lyrical and also notably authentic. -- Kirkus Reviews Readers will get caught up in this story of young love, espionage, and war-torn families while still far away from the frontlines of the battlefield. -- School Library Journal Praise for The Romeo and Juliet Code Delightful. -- The Wall Street Journal Phoebe Stone's The Romeo and Juliet Code is quite simply the best novel for young readers I've read since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. -- The Boston Globe * Stone's intricate and lyrical novel, set during WWII, resembles The Secret Garden in all the best ways. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Flissy is a kick, her ever-so-proper manners and stuffy Briticisms belied by her abundant curiosity and consequent meddling. -- The Horn Book Review, starred review Praise for The Boy on Cinnamon Street * Destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review * Executed with wit and delicacy. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Readers will feel for [Louise] and cheer for her in equal measure. -- Booklist, starred review Praise for Paris for Two In her own idiosyncratic style, Stone has created a grand, romantic, heartfelt... tale that will make readers long for the city of light. -- Horn Book Magazine This confection of a story about scrappy 12-year-old Petunia Pet Beanly and her family while on sabbatical in Paris delivers a satisfying look at sibling rivalry and discovering true talents readers will be charmed by Pet as she bonds with Ava and embraces her own strengths. -- Publishers Weekly Atmospheric and charming... intricately designed... readers will be whipping the pages to find out what happened. -- Kirkus Reviews This contemporary, realistic fiction novel has an inviting, page-turning pace. -- School Library Journal Praise for Romeo Blue Coming of age in a time of war, feeling both loved and abandoned, clever and yet perplexed, Flissy is an engaging protagonist. -- The Wall Street Journal * Compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul. -- Booklist, starred review * Romeo Blue is the best sort of sequel: one you didn't know you wanted but are ever so grateful to have Both lyrical and propulsive. --Horn Book Magazine, starred review Charmingly lyrical and also notably authentic. -- Kirkus Reviews Readers will get caught up in this story of young love, espionage, and war-torn families while still far away from the frontlines of the battlefield. -- School Library Journal Praise for The Romeo and Juliet Code Delightful. -- The Wall Street Journal Phoebe Stone's The Romeo and Juliet Code is quite simply the best novel for young readers I've read since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. -- The Boston Globe * Stone's intricate and lyrical novel, set during WWII, resembles The Secret Garden in all the best ways. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Flissy is a kick, her ever-so-proper manners and stuffy Briticisms belied by her abundant curiosity and consequent meddling. -- The Horn Book Review, starred review Praise for The Boy on Cinnamon Street * Destined to be one of the great romantic moments in preteen fiction. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review * Executed with wit and delicacy. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Readers will feel for [Louise] and cheer for her in equal measure. -- Booklist, starred review Author Information"Phoebe Stone is the beloved and acclaimed author of several novels for middle grade, including The Romeo and Juliet Code, which was hailed by the Boston Globe as ""quite simply the best novel for young readers . . . since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."" She received four starred reviews for The Boy on Cinnamon Street, and another star for her novel Deep Down Popular. Booklist awarded a starred review to Romeo Blue, the follow-up to The Romeo and Juliet Code, calling it ""compelling, and with plenty of heart and soul."" Phoebe and her husband live in Middlebury, Vermont." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |