Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St. Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer, and she seeks the courage to finish a book that could have an unhappy ending.
year: 2009, 2008, 2010, 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: school stories, friendship, fiction, trumpets, secrecy, family life, minneapolis (minn.), minneapolis (minn.), fiction, fear, saint bernard dog, minnesota, dogs, death, reading, middle schools, families, minneapolis, schools, best friends, trumpet, secrets, neighborhoods, neighborhood, family, pets, animals
Editions
McGhee, Alison
Scholastic Press (2009)
Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy.".
Schools: 13
McGhee, Alison
Scholastic Press (2008)
Nine-year-old Julia learns about facing fear as she walks her dog in their Minneapolis neighborhood one summer.
Schools: 19
McGhee, Alison
Scholastic Press (2010)
While coping with more school work, Julia faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog nears the end of his life.
Schools: 10
McGhee, Alison
Scholastic (2011)
While trying to cope with more school work, including an assignment in her least favorite subject, reading, a sixth-grade girl faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog--and lifelong companion--nears the end of his life.
Schools: 3
McGhee, Alison
Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy.".
Schools: 0
McGhee, Alison
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St. Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer, and she seeks the courage to finish a book that could have an unhappy ending.
Schools: 6
McGhee, Alison
Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy.".
Schools: 1