The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.
In the mountains of rural Vermont, fall is a season of beauty and transformation . . . but not for Gianna Z. With less than one week to collect twenty-five leaves for a science project, her spot at cross-country sectionals is in serious peril. Plus with a dad who runs a funeral parlor out of the basement, a grandma who keeps losing her teeth, and a rival trying to steal her spot on the team, Gee just wishes life could leave her alone to finish her project. But when Nonna disappears one afternoon, suddenly some things seem more important than projects and races.

Gianna Z. will have readers rooting for her-and maybe even for science projects-from the very first page of this funny and poignant novel about family, friendship, and being true to yourself.

Winner of the 2010 E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers

Bank Street College of Education Best Books of 2009

IndieBound Fall 2009 Kids IndieNext List

Kids' IndieNext Pick

New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award Nominee

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee

Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee

New York Charlotte Award Nominee

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The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.
In the mountains of rural Vermont, fall is a season of beauty and transformation . . . but not for Gianna Z. With less than one week to collect twenty-five leaves for a science project, her spot at cross-country sectionals is in serious peril. Plus with a dad who runs a funeral parlor out of the basement, a grandma who keeps losing her teeth, and a rival trying to steal her spot on the team, Gee just wishes life could leave her alone to finish her project. But when Nonna disappears one afternoon, suddenly some things seem more important than projects and races.

Gianna Z. will have readers rooting for her-and maybe even for science projects-from the very first page of this funny and poignant novel about family, friendship, and being true to yourself.

Winner of the 2010 E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers

Bank Street College of Education Best Books of 2009

IndieBound Fall 2009 Kids IndieNext List

Kids' IndieNext Pick

New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award Nominee

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee

Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee

New York Charlotte Award Nominee

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The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

by Kate Messner
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

by Kate Messner

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Overview

In the mountains of rural Vermont, fall is a season of beauty and transformation . . . but not for Gianna Z. With less than one week to collect twenty-five leaves for a science project, her spot at cross-country sectionals is in serious peril. Plus with a dad who runs a funeral parlor out of the basement, a grandma who keeps losing her teeth, and a rival trying to steal her spot on the team, Gee just wishes life could leave her alone to finish her project. But when Nonna disappears one afternoon, suddenly some things seem more important than projects and races.

Gianna Z. will have readers rooting for her-and maybe even for science projects-from the very first page of this funny and poignant novel about family, friendship, and being true to yourself.

Winner of the 2010 E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers

Bank Street College of Education Best Books of 2009

IndieBound Fall 2009 Kids IndieNext List

Kids' IndieNext Pick

New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award Nominee

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee

Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee

New York Charlotte Award Nominee


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681195476
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 09/12/2017
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Kate Messner is a former middle-school English teacher and the author of E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. and its companion, The Exact Location of Home; Sugar and Ice; Eye of the Storm; Wake Up Missing; All the Answers; The Seventh Wish; Capture the Flag; Hide and Seek; the Marty McGuire chapter book series; the Ranger in Time chapter book series; and several picture books. She lives on Lake Champlain with her husband and two kids. When she's not reading or writing, she loves hiking, kayaking, biking, and watching thunderstorms over the lake. www.katemessner.com

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