The Journey

Sarah Stewart; Pictures by David Small

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A new heroine to win readers' hearts, joining the ranks of Lydia Grace Finch and Elizabeth Brown

Sunday

Dear Diary

The luckiest girl on this good earth is writing to you tonight -- my birthday -- made perfect a few minutes ago by the present of a lace handkerchief. Mother had even hidden a tiny cake in her suitcase! I've never been higher than Aunt Clara's porch, or farther than Yooder's General Store, but this week my dream is coming true. I'm finally in a big city! And more, I've escaped the farm and chores! After spending the morning quietly in our room, Mother, her friend Maggie, and I went to the top of one of the tallest buildings in the world. How can I ever thank Aunt Clara for giving me her place on this trip? Well, I'm sure to find a gift for her by the end of the week. But for now, perhaps I'll dream of Aunt Clara and home.

Until tomorrow,
my silent friend,
good night.
Hannah

Beginning in the dark hours of morning, an Amish girl, along with two adult companions, sets off for the big city for the first time. The reader receives nightly reports through young Hannah's diary, in which, with tireless awe, she relates the significant events of the day. Each experience is decidedly new to Hannah -- a trip to the top of a skyscraper, a visit to the aquarium -- yet in each she finds some universal element that reminds her of home. Though she loves the city, a trip to the art museum on the final day of her visit clinches Hannah's longing for family and familiarity; fortunately, the bus is ready to take her back to the place she loves most.

Sarah Stewart's text has the authentic ring of a smart girl's private thoughts, and David Small's pictures are magnificent.

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"An Amish girl makes her first visit to a city . . . in another graceful and understated work by the collaborators of the Caldecott Honor book, The Gardener . . . Spills(s) over with a contagious enthusiasm." --Starred, Boxed, Publishers Weekly

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Sarah Stewart; Pictures by David Small

Husband and wife duo Sarah Stewart and David Small have worked together on several picture books, including The Gardener, a Caldecott Honor book available from Square Fish. Small has also illustrated other books, including the 2001 Caldecott Medal winner So You Want to Be President?, by Judith St. George. Stewart and Small live in a historic home on a bend of the St. Joseph River in Michigan.

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Square Fish
August 2006
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ISBN: 9780374400101
ISBN10: 0374400105
Picture Book
8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches, 40 pages, Full-color illustrations throughout
Age Range: 5 to 9
Grade Range: k to 3 Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 680L
AR Quiz Number: 69687 EN
AR Book Level: 5.3
AR Points: 9

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
March 2001
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ISBN: 9780374339050
ISBN10: 0374339058
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8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches, 40 pages, Full-color pictures throughout Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 680L
AR Quiz Number: 36544 EN
AR Book Level: 3.8
AR Points: 0.5

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