A Week in the Woods

Mark didn't ask to move to New Hampshire. Or to go to a hick school like Hardy Elementary. And he certainly didn't request Mr. Maxwell as his teacher. Mr. Maxwell doesn't like rich kids, or slackers, or know-it-alls. And he's decided that Mark is all of those things. Now the whole school is headed out for a week of camping -- Hardy's famous Week in the Woods. At first it sounds dumb, but then Mark begins to open up to life in the country, and he decides it might be okay to learn something new. It might even be fun. But things go all wrong for Mark. The Week in the Woods is not what anyone planned. Especially not Mr. Maxwell. With his uncanny knack to reach right to the heart of kids, Andrew Clements asks -- and answers -- questions about first impressions, fairness, loyalty, and courage -- and exactly what it takes to spend a Week in the Woods.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/01/2002
ISBN: 9780689825965
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.82w x 0.76d
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Winner
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sasquatch Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2002 pg. 1124
Publishers Weekly 08/12/2002 pg. 301
Booklist 10/01/2002 pg. 324
Booksense '76 Childrens Wtr 02 11/01/2002 pg. 1
School Library Journal 11/01/2002 pg. 160
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2003 pg. 193
Christian Home & School 03/01/2003 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 76 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 76 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 63085 / Week in the Woods
Reading Level: 5.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7