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When Mischief Came to Town
CCBC Review:
In 1911, 10-year-old Inge arrives to live with her grandmother on a remote Danish island. She is bereft—her mother has died—but her grief doesn’t diminish her spirited nature. Inge doesn’t know her grandmother well—she and her mother lived in the city far away. But it gradually becomes clear that beneath her grandmother’s seemingly stern exterior is a woman of great caring and warmth, along with clues her grandmother as a child was very much like Inge, with a knack for getting into trouble without trying. A boy named Klaus, smart and resilient like Inge, who is carrying his own burden, further eases Inge’s transition, especially at school. At home, when Inge’s suddenly overwhelmed with sadness, her grandmother is there. Buoyant, funny, and also deeply moving, Katrina Nannestad’s marvelous chapter book features a wonderful cast of secondary characters. A number of these are older people in the community whose personalities are slowly revealed, and whose lives are brightened by Inge and Klaus. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
Danes and Danish Americans
Friendship
Grandmothers
Grief and Loss
Historical Fiction
Humor
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 179
ISBN: 9780544534322
CCBC Location: Fiction, Nannestad