There's a Bat in Bunk Five - Hardcover

Danziger, Paula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 044008606X ISBN 13: 9780440086062

Publisher: Delacorte Press, 1980

Synopsis

Marcy's dejection about the firing of Ms. Finney, the best teacher she ever had, is somewhat assuaged when Ms. Finney asks her to be counselor-intraining at a creative arts camp

About this title

From the Publisher

Marcy's thrilled when her former teacher, Ms. Finney, asks her to be a junior counselor at a new creative-arts camp. This is Marcy's big chance to have a summer away from her family, at a new place where only Ms. Finney knows that she was once a fat nobody. Marchy's sure it will be a perfect summer.

But camp life is anything but perfect as Marcy copes with noisy, giggling girls, including Bunk Five's problem camper, and the thrill of her first romance.

About the Author

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Beginning her career as a teacher, Danziger taught at the junior high, high school, college levels. She received her Masters Degree in reading and during that time she wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. It was non-stop for Danziger since then. Among her titles are: the enormously popular Amber Brown books as well as Remember Me To Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?

Danziger received numerous honors, including: Parent's Choice Awards, International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Awards, a IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award and many nominations for state reading and library association awards.

Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer and speaker, Paula Danziger knew how to relate to young readers at their level. She was vital, funny, and compassionate. She knew how kids felt, what made them laugh, what they wore, collected, read, and played with. From collecting novelty toys that would make any teacher cringe, to wearing jangly earrings, funky glasses and shoes covered with beads and sequins, Paula Danziger had a direct line into kids' hearts and funnybones. She will be missed always.
In Paula's memory, The Amber Brown Fund has been established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them. Donations may be sent to The Amber Brown Fund/ SCBWI Museum of Childrens Books, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044008606X
• ISBN 13: 9780440086062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 150