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Vive La Paris
By Codell, Esmé Raji
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78685-124-9
- Publisher
- Hyperion
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2006
Gr 4-6 In this companion to Codells "Sahara Special" ( Hyperion, 2003), fifth-grader Paris McCray reveals what she has discovered about life in the process of taking piano lessons from Mrs. Rosen, a Holocaust survivor with a sense of humor. The girls parents; her four older brothers; and the cast of characters from Miss Pointys class, including best friends Sahara and Luz, keep the proceedings lively. Paris is an explorer o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
Welcome back to Miss Pointy's fifth-grade class in this companion novel to Sahara Special (rev. 5/03). This time, the story is told by Paris McCray, president of the Extreme Readers Club and wannabe "polite person." Paris, escorted by her older brother Michael, is taking piano lessons with the eccentric, opinionated Mrs. Rosen. Gentle Michael loves to cook and sing, idolizes Dr. Martin Luther King, and takes care of his sister; th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
