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Welcome Home! (Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn #1)

Welcome Home!
(Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn #1)

Author

Kristin Earhart

Illustrator

Serena Geddes

Publication Date

June 16, 2015

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Language

English

Welcome Home! (Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn #1)

Paperback

Hardcover

Description

"Ten-year-old Willa Dunlap and her eight-year-old brother Ben are new to Chincoteague Island, but it's a homecoming for their mother, who grew up there. Willa and Ben's parents are busy planning the opening of their bed and breakfast, which gives the kids free rein to explore the island. But with so many new people and places to get used to, will Chincoteague ever feel like home?"--Amazon.com.

Publication date

June 16, 2015

Genre

Fiction

ISBN-13

9781481414135

Lexile Measure

590

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Series

Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Brothers and sisters
Moving, Household
Horses
Bed and breakfast accommodations

School Library Journal

GR 1–3—Adults who grew up reading Marguerite Henry's Chincoteague stories will be excited to share a taste of that world with young readers not quite ready for Misty of Chincoteague and its sequels. This new chapter book series introduces Willa Dunlap, who has just moved to the famed island with her parents and younger brother. Though she's read all of the "Misty" books and loves animals, she longs for her friends back in Chicago. Short chapters and gentle pacing make this ideal for equestrians, animal lovers, and readers who enjoy realistic, family- and friendship-centered stories.

School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--Adults who grew up reading Marguerite Henry's Chincoteague stories will be excited to share a taste of that world with young readers not quite ready for Misty of Chincoteague and its sequels. This new chapter book series introduces Willa Dunlap, who has just moved to the famed island with her parents and younger brother. Though she's read all of the "Misty" books and loves animals, she longs for her friends back in Chicago. Short chapters and gentle pacing make this ideal for equestrians, animal lovers, and readers who enjoy realistic, family- and friendship-centered stories.

Kristin Earhart

Kristin Earhart grew up riding horses, pestering her cat, and reading books about amazing animals. These days, she lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn, New York, and writes books of her own. She still loves animals. But now, when she pesters her cat, the surly cat pesters back.

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