The Year I Didn't Go to School

By Potter, Giselle

Themes flagged by parents·3

  • Big Pharma & Vaccine

    This book references pharmaceutical industry and/or products, including vaccines.

  • Italian

    This book contains predominantly Italian people and/or discusses Italian culture and/or the main character is Italian.

  • Female Protagonist

    The leading character in this book is female.

Synopsis

Based on a true story, a young girl skips the second grade to go with her family on an adventure to Italy to perform in her family's theater troupe, "The Mystic Paper Beasts", for a year where she gets the chance to play the part of a bear in a piazza and a stork in an open-air theater.

Details

Illustrator
Giselle Potter
Publisher
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
ISBN-10
0689847300
ISBN-13
9780689847301
Reading age
5 – 7
Grade level
Kindergarten – 1
Pages
40
Published
2002
Added to shelf
May 1, 2024