Nuts to You, Lynne Rae Perkins
Nuts to You, Lynne Rae Perkins
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Nuts to You

Author: Lynne Rae Perkins

Narrator: Jessica Almasy

Unabridged: 2 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/16/2015


Synopsis

How far would you go for a friend? In Nuts to You, the funny and moving new novel by Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins, two squirrels go very far indeed to save a friend who has been snatched up by a hawk. Nuts to You is short, funny, and surprising-an Incredible Journey with squirrels. It features black-and-white art by the author on every page and will appeal to fans of animal fantasies by Kate DiCamillo, Kathi Appelt, and Avi. The squirrels Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and mysteries are revealed. Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking. It is a deeply satisfying piece of storytelling about the power of stories to save the world; about the power of friendship and the importance of community. This beautiful book is illustrated in black-and-white on every page by the author and includes an introduction, epilogue, and funny footnotes throughout. A terrific read aloud!

About Lynne Rae Perkins

Lynne Rae Perkins was awarded the Newbery Medal for Criss Cross. She is the author of five other novels—All Alone in the Universe, As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth, Nuts to You, Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea, and Violet and Jobie in the Wild. Lynne Rae Perkins has also written and illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including Frank and Lucky Get Schooled, The Broken Cat, Snow Music, Pictures from Our Vacation, The Cardboard Piano, Wintercake, and The Museum of Everything. The author lives with her family in northern Michigan. Visit her online at lynnerae.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

I can't believe I held out so long to read this book. I loved the humor, the footnotes, the voice. The story was creative and the point of view from the author's note to the squirrels (loved the Irish accent for the other grove of squirrels) was such fun. This would be a great read aloud.......more

Goodreads review by Syd

this was really cute actually. totally wasn't in the mood for a middle grade book, but cute nonetheless.......more