Jubilee

Name: Jubilee
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
ISBN: 9781666595017

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff

Narrator: Laural Merlington

Unabridged: 2 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/13/2016

Categories: Children's Fiction, School, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Jubilee lives with her beloved aunt Cora and her faithful Dog on a beautiful island. Years ago, when her mother left, Jubilee stopped talking. Now she communicates entirely through gestures and taps, and by drawing cartoons, speaking only when she's alone-or with Dog. This year, Jubilee faces a big change-leaving her small, special classroom for a regular fifth-grade class. She likes her new teacher, and finds a maybe-friend in a boy named Mason. But Jubilee's wandering feet won't stop until they find her mother. And now she discovers that her mother has moved back to the mainland, nearby. If Jubilee finds her, will her mother's love be what she needs to speak again?

About Patricia Reilly Giff

Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. She won the Newbery Honor for Lily's Crossing (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book) and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Connecticut.

About Laural Merlington

Laural Merlington is an Audie-nominated and Earphones award-winning narrator who has recorded and directed over two hundred titles, including works by Margaret Atwood and Alice Hoffman. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voiceover work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia

Fun fact: it took me a little less than 1 folklore album to read this lollll......more

Goodreads review by Valerie

All PRG's books give me a warm and cozy feeling. I don't know if its her writing style, her vocabulary, her characters or maybe a combination of all these things and more. This one was no different. While most of PRG's books are historical fiction, I enjoyed reading one by her set in a contemporary......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

After her mother left her behind with her aunt, Judith Ann Magennis (Jubilee) stopped talking. She uses gestures and drawings to get her point across. This year, as a fifth grader, she wonders whether things will go okay at school, rescues a dog that she names Dog, and finds a friend or two at schoo......more