Thames Doesn't Rhyme with James - Softcover

Danziger, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0698117883 ISBN 13: 9780698117884

Publisher: Puffin, 1999

Synopsis

Kendra cannot wait for her Christmas holiday in London with her parents and younger brother, and for the chance to see again Frank Lee, the Wisconsin boy she had helped to entertain last summer in New York, who is also on his way to London with his family

About this title

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.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-8?In Remember Me to Harold Square (Delacorte, 1987), Kendra Kaye, her pesky little brother, and family friend and heartthrob Frank Lee completed a factual scavenger hunt (designed for them by their parents) in New York City. Now, joined by their aunt's boyfriends two children, they're set loose in London. Although the city seems wonderful, the adults' new list of things to find is impossibly long, and it's difficult for Kendra to sneak a few moments alone with Frank. To make matters worse, she discovers that they don't share the same interests. Most of the characterization is established in the first title, so this story will be more meaningful to those who have read it. Although the characters don't evolve much, Kendra discovers that relationships take work, and her parents begin to understand her need for independence. Danziger shines when she portrays the world through the eyes of a typical teen. So what if history and ambience are sometimes shoved out of the way by romance and teen angst? That's exactly what the target audience will love, and it just might be the prescription for luring them beyond the mall to the larger world.?Cindy Darling Codell, Clark Middle School, Winchester, KY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0698117883
• ISBN 13: 9780698117884
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 144