Nuts to You (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060092757)

How far would you go for a friend? In Nuts to You, the funny and moving illustrated novel by Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins, two squirrels go very far indeed to save a friend who has been snatched up by a hawk. Nuts to You "begs to be read aloud . . . another completely original and exceptional package from Perkins," said the Horn Book. Nuts to You features black-and-white art by the author on every page, as well as exclusive material original to this edition.

Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. Mysteriously, the hawk has dropped him. They saw it. Jed could be alive. New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and the mysteries of squirrel culture are revealed. Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking. Publishers Weekly said, "Readers . . . will relish the squirrels' adventures, as well as Perkins's laugh-aloud illustrations and equally witty footnotes."

Includes an introduction, epilogue, and footnotes throughout, as well as original exclusive material from the author.

Author: Lynne Rae Perkins
ISBN-10: 0060092750
ISBN-13: 9780060092757
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2014
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.80h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 168470 / Nuts to You

Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 91
Publishers Weekly 07/07/2014
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2014
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 74
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 103
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 44
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 70
Shelf Awareness 12/02/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style