The Unforgotten Coat

From the best-selling author of Cosmic and Millions comes an evocative immigration tale about two brothers trying to survive-- a daring story that miraculously defies belief.

When two Mongolian brothers inexplicably appear one morning in Julie's sixth grade class, no one, least of all Julie, knows what to do with them. But when Chingis, the older of the two brothers, proclaims Julie as their "Good Guide" -- a nomadic tradition of welcoming strangers to a new land -- Julie must somehow navigate them through soccer, school uniforms, and British slang, all while trying to win Shocky's attention and perhaps also an invitation to her friend Mimi's house. At times funny, this moving and simply told novella tugs at the heart -- a unique story of immigration both fierce in its telling and magical in its characters.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/13/2011
ISBN: 9780763657291
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.50w x 0.50d
Award: Costa Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2011
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2011
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 113
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2118
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 64 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145775 / Unforgotten Coat
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2